consent, carefully

the product can be used to weaponize a dead voice. it is our job to make that hard.

a living voice

the voice owner consents themselves. they record their own sample in their own session. they receive a private account that lets them hear every joke that's been read in their voice, see who's been called, and revoke at any time. one click. no friction.

a deceased voice

documented relationship — birth certificate, marriage certificate, an obituary that mentions you, a notarized statement.

surviving family is notified if there is a surviving spouse, parent, or adult child of the deceased other than you. if anyone objects, the request pauses.

the sample must come from material you have rights to: a saved voicemail, a home video you're in, a recording the deceased made of themselves. recordings taken from a private moment between the deceased and someone else are not accepted.

from intake to first call is thirty days, minimum, no exceptions. it rules out impulsive use. it gives surviving family time to respond. it gives you time to decide you don't want this after all.

never

living public figures. celebrities. trademarked characters. voicemails of someone speaking privately to a third party. material obtained from a public source without the deceased's documented consent during life.

what the voice can never say

the voice never says your name unless you turned that on. the voice never says anything dated, political, or topical. the voice never references real people other than the voice owner. the voice never delivers messages from you to anyone. the voice tells a joke and hangs up.

a dad joke is not a séance. the non-seriousness is itself a layer of consent. the product is structurally incapable of pretending to be a message from beyond. it tells a pun. that is the whole job.