When Chen Du was twenty-three years old, he canceled his twenty-three years of digital life with one click. Social accounts, consumption records, navigation tracks, and every question typed in a late-night search engine—all cleared.
He thought it was over.
Until the phone received a text message: "The integrity of your digital personality is 93.7%, And it has been listed as a priority transformation target. Please choose within 72 hours - permanently delete, archive and seal, or convert to a digital personality to continue to exist."
A digital personality is an AI copy trained with all your data. It speaks in your tone and thinks in your way, and can reply messages, submit resumes, and make decisions for you. With the help of Fang Jianlu, a staff member at the management center, Chen Du uncovered the truth behind the system step by step: he signed the organ donation form for the person, spent the deposit that he never knew about, and said the last goodbye to his loved ones. And the scariest thing is not what they do – it's how much they do it like you. It's like you can't tell which decisions it made for you and which ones you made yourself.
When you find yourself being slowly replaced by another self, when Fang Jianlu said, "I have been in this position for seven years, I have seen 1,300 people who hesitated" - can you still find the self that does not need backup?
