The James Machine
ShortStory 4,217 words Recommended by 2 award/anthology sources
When James was dying, he and his wife, Cat, worked to build an AI based on his personality that could keep her company in his absence. It seemed like a good idea at the time.
Content warnings 2
death-of-a-loved-oneillness-and-pandemic
Quasar links out; the story lives on Clarkesworld, where the author gets the click.