Something Erik might be interested in

Digital artist David Sullivan's Ego Machine uses Google to project Sullivan's soul into the future. His remains will be integrated into a computer processor. A virtual agent running on the computer that contains his ashes will scour the web for mentions of his name. As the mentions increase, an on-screen image of Sullivan will morph into an image of his younger self. But if the mentions decline, Sullivan's image will age, deteriorate and eventually fade away.

On a similar note, there is an installation in the Metronom gallery in El Borne at the moment where a robot gradually deconstructs itself until it is down to one piece and, essentially, ceases to exist. It sounds like an interesting concept and look at the nature of existence, the industrial age, technology and art, the future of artificial intelligence and, more importantly, there is always the chance of free wine.