Could a system of AI digital twins keep crews happy and lower the burden on those left behind? Would a distributed relationship be meaningful?

Digital twins sound like new technology but they have been used successfully for decades in industry, health, and chemistry. A digital twin is like a digital clone which is trained on a corpus, but with the digital twin that training is on-going instead of a static event. These twins would get updates from their counterparts in real time, and so the person would continue to evolve as the trip continues. At no point would you have to wait weeks or years to interact with a loved one as the AI would be getting continously updated. There would be more to this AI system, but this is the basic outline.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital\_twin

No one would have to worry about not being there for a loved one as these AI could be embodied in robotic bodies. Each crew member would get a certain number of people to stay connected with this way, and the interesting thing is both communities would continue to evolve and interact.