[d3nigma]

I think this depends on whether the "spirit" of an AI representation is independent of the hardware it runs on. The human brain for examples is not independent of it's hardware. Our state of mind is represented by billions of neurons connected with each other. Thus, if our body is destroyed, we die. We could create a clone, but it would be another instance of ourself. However, if a body (e.g. a robot skeleton) is just a hull of a consciousness, then we can't apply the definition of immortality as stated in the article. Because although each instance of the consciousness would have a limited lifespan, the consciousness itself becomes immortal. The best example for this is the AI Lobsang, a reincarnated Tibetan motorcycle repairman, in the Long Earth novel series written by Terry Pratchett and Stephen Baxter.