"Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at http://www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069."
Maybe for now Abby’s daughter Jeanne is writing the column, but shortly it will be taken over by an AI identity which will analyze all past columns and synthesize replies in the same general tone and style, forever and ever.
Think I’m kidding or being sarcastic? Nope, it’s real. Meta/Facebook has the patent, granted this past Dec 2025, to allow Facebook to continue posting on your page, as if it was you, not just text posts and comments, but audio and video, using your voice and image — AFTER YOU DIE.
Dear Abby has become immortal.