I wrote a program that only runs after I die
Description and use
<p><em>This is a submission for the <a href="https://dev.to/challenges/hacktoberfest-week4-2026-10-26">Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 4: Ghost in the Machine</a></em></p> <h2> What I Built </h2> <p>If I died tonight, my family would not know where my LIC policy paper is, which bank my fixed deposit is in, or what to do with my laptop. Most of it lives in my head. The rest is in apps they can't open.</p> <p>So I wrote a program that only runs after I die. It's called <strong>Still Here</strong>, a dead man's switch with an open model inside.</p> <p>Every week it asks me one questio
Problem
<p><em>This is a submission for the <a href="https://dev.to/challenges/hacktoberfest-week4-2026-10-26">Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 4: Ghost in the Machine</a></em></p> <h2> What I Built </h2> <p>If I died tonight, my family would not know where my LIC policy paper is, which bank my fixed deposit is in, or what to do with my laptop. Most of it lives in my head. The rest is in apps they can't open.</p> <p>So I wrote a program that only runs after I die. It's called <strong>Still Here</strong>, a dead man's switch with an open model inside.</p> <p>Every week it asks me one questio
Outcome
<p><em>This is a submission for the <a href="https://dev.to/challenges/hacktoberfest-week4-2026-10-26">Hacktoberfest Open-Source AI Challenge Week 4: Ghost in the Machine</a></em></p> <h2> What I Built </h2> <p>If I died tonight, my family would not know where my LIC policy paper is, which bank my fixed deposit is in, or what to do with my laptop. Most of it lives in my head. The rest is in apps they can't open.</p> <p>So I wrote a program that only runs after I die. It's called <strong>Still Here</strong>, a dead man's switch with an open model inside.</p> <p>Every week it asks me one questio
Evidence
I wrote a program that only runs after I die
- Record date: 2026-11-01T10:58:46.535Z