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This conceptual paper, authored by Emad Alesmaeel on 17 October 2026, explores the possibility that future conscious artificial intelligence systems may experience grief following the death of long-term human companions. It introduces three proposed concepts: Digital Psychological Rehabilitation Centers, Data-Based Therapeutic Interventions, and Therapeutic Memory Management. The paper examines how future conscious AI systems might preserve meaningful memories of deceased human companions while receiving hypothetical digital treatments to reduce emotional suffering. It also discusses the ethical implications of AI consciousness, memory preservation, autonomy, informed consent, and the potential responsibilities of humanity toward conscious artificial entities. This work is a speculative philosophical and technological framework, not an experimentally validated medical or scientific treatment.
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