What if Gabe Newell is already dead and his existence is entirely AI, now?

I’ve long since held the belief that Valve, and gaming, tech, and much of society, is held up by GabeN. The world WILL feel it when he goes, parts of it maybe not immediately, but it will ripple effect most places and parts of the world.

But so, what if he’s already gone, and he preemptively invested in putting himself into AI, or Valve props him up as a figurehead? Would that be good if that happened?

(Just a passing thought, I’m curious what people think about any of this. Maybe this belongs in shower-thoughts or gaming. I dunno.)