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Who owns your AI and Digital Art When You Die?
Your AI Tools and Digital Creations Are Part of Your Estate. Does Your Plan Know That?
Camarillo Estate Planning Attorney Eric Ridley
If you’ve done any estate planning, you’ve probably thought about the obvious stuff: your home, savings, maybe family heirlooms. But there’s a category most people haven’t considered at all: your AI tools and digital creations may be part of your estate too.
A significant portion of what people build and manage today exists entirely online. Custom chatbots, digital products, prompt libraries, automated workflows, online courses, stored creative content: these things can carry real financial or personal value. Most estate plans never mention any of them.
Why Digital Assets Get Missed
When someone passes away, their family looks for assets they can identify: bank accounts, property, paperwork. Digital tools don’t show up that way. If no one knows they exist, they get missed entirely. Some platforms delete inactive accounts after a set period, meaning something you spent years building can simply disappear.
Access is the other problem. Most platforms require passwords, authentication codes, or specific permissions. Even if your family knows an account exists, they may not have the legal authority or technical ability to manage or transfer it. That creates delays, added stress, and sometimes total loss of value.
This Doesn’t Have to Be Complicated
Planning for digital and AI assets is straightforward once someone walks you through it. It typically means documenting what you have, authorizing someone to manage those assets if needed, and making sure your estate plan actually addresses them so nothing falls through the cracks.
Estate planning has always been about making things easier for the people you care about. Technology is part of everyday life now, which means it’s also part of your legacy.
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If you want to make sure your digital assets are properly addressed, start with a Peace of Mind Planning Session. I’ll answer your questions, review your options, and explain my flat-fee approach. Mention this article and I’ll waive the $350 session fee.
