Microsoft be like, "I'm right here"
A patent granted to Microsoft (MSFT) last month details a method for creating a conversational chatbot modeled after a specific person — a "past or present entity ... such as a friend, a relative, an acquaintance, a celebrity, a fictional character, a historical figure," according to the filing with the US Patent and Trademark Office.
https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/27/tech/microsoft-chat-bot-patent/index.html