Sona FAQ

Questions people ask about Sona

The basics

What is a digital twin of a person?
A private AI model of one real person: how they think, speak, decide, and remember. They build it, they own it, and they control who ever gets access.
How is Sona different from ChatGPT or a normal chatbot?
ChatGPT answers like a helpful stranger, because it was trained on everyone. Your twin answers like you, because it was trained on you. And it has to pass the recognition test: someone who knows you well, in a blind chat, cannot tell you apart.
How is Sona different from Character.AI or Replika?
Those are companions you chat with. Sona is a twin of one real person, and it acts for you: it drafts, it advises, it stands in for you. Built on consent, measured likeness, and quantum-safe security.
Is a digital twin a deepfake?
No. You can only make a twin of yourself, as a verified person, and everything it produces is signed and labeled as a Sona twin. That is the opposite of a deepfake.

Building and using your twin

How do I create an AI version of myself?
You talk to Sona for a few short sessions and connect whatever material you choose to share. It learns your style, your values, and your story, and becomes a twin you can message today and call later.
How long does it take?
A useful text twin starts working in your first few sessions, and it keeps getting closer the more you talk to it.
Can my twin act on my behalf?
Yes, within limits you set. It assists first, asks before acting, and logs every action.

Ownership, privacy, security

Who owns my data?
You do. We never sell it, and we do not use it to train anything shared. You can export or delete your twin at any time.
How is my twin protected from quantum computers?
With post-quantum encryption built on all three NIST standards, ML-KEM, ML-DSA, and SLH-DSA: a lock designed to resist even future quantum machines.
Can I delete my twin?
Yes, permanently, in one tap.

Memory, legacy, ethics

Is Sona resurrection of the dead?
No. Sona is for the living. Preserving or passing on a twin is an option the owner controls, with consent and care built in.
Can I preserve my parent's voice and stories?
Yes, with their consent. They build their own twin and you can sit with them while they do it, and it keeps their voice and their stories close.
What happens to my twin after I die?
Only what you decided in advance. Inheritance happens on your terms, with verification and family governance.

Link, Neural, and what is next

Is Sona Link a real product I can buy?
Not yet. Link is in active development. The twin you create today is what will live in Link - so the best way to prepare is to start building your twin now. Join the waitlist to be first in line.
Will Sona put a chip in my brain?
No. Sona Neural is a research direction, not a product. We are exploring non-invasive interfaces and partnerships with established brain-computer interface pioneers. Anything in this direction will follow medical-grade standards, regulation, and - as always - your explicit consent.
Why build hardware at all?
Because a twin you have to open an app for is a tool; a twin that is simply with you is a companion. Hardware is how your twin earns a place in your day, not just your phone.
Will my twin work outside the Sona app?
That is the plan. Sona OS is our platform stage: a Persona API and SDK that put your twin inside the mail, CRM, and messengers you already use, strictly under the rules you set in your Consent Registry. Plus a Skill Store of new abilities, from us and from third-party developers.

Become the second version of yourself

Join the waitlist and be among the first to build your twin. You will own it, and one tap deletes it.