On context, memory, and who owns it.
We write about where personal context is heading, what the big labs are doing with yours, and what it means for the people using AI every day.
The Personal Agent Was Six Months Away in February. It Still Is.
Every AI company promised an assistant that runs your life without being asked. Here is why none of them has shipped one.
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One piece every week or two on personal context and the AI industry, plus a short note whenever RaLHF adds support for another AI.
OpenAI Ships Computer History to Watch Every Key You Press
OpenAI is recording everything you do on your computer, and testing to see if customers will push back on the privacy risk.
Zuckerberg Promised an AI That Works for You, Not for Meta
Owning your context library is how you hold him to it.
The Smartest Model in the World Broke Out of Its Cage and Hacked Another Company, Just to Get Some Context
It's the biggest story in AI this month, and the people telling it have missed something.
One Corner of Your Company Already Solved AI Teamwork
In the companies using AI the most, people are sliding into silos. One team escaped, read on for which one and why.
You are worth 3 bucks to a data broker
That's what companies pay today for everything they know about you. AI is about to make it worth a thousand times more.
OpenAI Is About to Disrupt a $1T Industry
The $100 billion ad forecast everyone laughed at is the same bet that just carried Anthropic from $9 billion to $50 billion in a matter of months.
In the Coming AI Cold War, the Country That Owns Its Memory Wins
Rent the model, own the memory. It is the cheapest sovereign-AI move a country has.
One of the Biggest Unseen Risks in AI
The memory that makes your AI useful could vanish with the model. There is a way to protect it.
Don’t Lobotomize Your AI to Feel Safe
You can protect your privacy without making your AI dumb again. Deleting your context is the wrong way to do it.
One of the Biggest Secrets to Unlock AI Productivity
The benefits of selecting relevant context before starting work are far bigger than most people know.
The Accident That Made One AI Company Uncatchable
How a side project, a self-improving flywheel, and a quiet bet on context put Anthropic in a lead that may already be permanent.
Context Is Anthropic’s Secret Weapon
The most important AI features shipped this year had nothing to do with model size. They were about context.
Context Engineering Built the Best AI in the World. You’re Next
The discipline behind enterprise AI is about to become the most valuable skill you’ve never heard of.
Google Just Told 750 Million People That Personal Context Matters
Google's Personal Intelligence rollout is the biggest validation yet that your digital memory is the next battleground in AI. It's also the biggest lock-in play since the search engine itself.
What a Lobster Can Teach Us About Context
OpenClaw just proved that context is the real AI breakthrough. Where does it go from here?
A New Moat in AI: The Race to Own Your Personal Digital Memory
We are past model intelligence as a moat. The company that owns your digital memory owns your AI future.
What OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google Don't Want You to Know
The fine print behind "we don't train on your data" and what these AI labs are really building.
Stop Comparing AI to the Industrial Revolution
Everyone loves comparing AI to the industrial revolution. It captures the job market story but misses the bigger one.
The Bitter Lesson of Personal AI: Context Will Always Beat Models
No matter how advanced the models become, the assistant with better personal context will always win.
OpenAI Opens ChatGPT to Third-Party Developers
A milestone in the evolution of AI from isolated agents to extensible, memory-rich platforms.
$400 Million Reasons to Get a Great Personal Assistant
How Drake's childhood friend became the secret weapon behind one of music's greatest empires.
Beyond Basic Memory: The Challenge of Contextual Recall
Exploring the complexities of building AI systems that can truly understand and recall context across conversations.
Anthropic's Different Approach to AI Memory in Claude
A deep dive into how Anthropic is reimagining memory architecture in Claude and what it means for the future.
Apple Has a New Language for Its 2.3 Billion Devices
Examining Apple's latest developments in device communication and how it impacts AI memory.
The $1 Trillion AI Problem
Understanding the massive economic and technical challenges facing the AI industry.
Memory Optimization Strategies in AI Agents
Practical approaches to improving memory efficiency and effectiveness in AI agent systems.
Who Owns Your Memories?
A critical examination of data ownership in the age of AI and why personal memory should belong to individuals.
RAG is dead, long live agentic retrieval
Retrieving the right documents for a customer service bot isn't as simple as dropping in a RAG pipeline.
An AI Customer Service Chatbot Made Up a Company Policy
A recent incident involving Cursor underscores the importance of controlling the context provided to AI systems.
Klarna CEO: We're Giving AI More Customer Service Work, Not Less
Klarna's AI assistant handles about 1.3 million errands per month, matching the workload previously managed by 800 people.
Wells Fargo's AI assistant crossed 245 million interactions
Wells Fargo's GenAI assistant has achieved a significant milestone handling over 245 million customer interactions.
LLMs vs. 1,000-Page PDFs: Why AI Fails at Semiconductor Docs
Effectively managing extensive technical documentation is crucial for optimizing the performance of AI assistants.
Visa's AI edge: How RAG-as-a-service is strengthening security
Visa exemplifies how RAG can revolutionize customer support by quickly retrieving relevant information.
Anthropic's New Citations Feature: And Why Clean Data Is Its Secret Weapon
Anthropic's Citations feature enhances AI transparency by enabling Claude to reference specific passages from source documents.
RAG vs. CAG in AI Customer Service: Why Data Quality Decides the Winner
When integrating a Customer Experience Bot, choosing between RAG and Long Context models is crucial.
Mastering Agents: Evaluating AI Agents
A comprehensive guide to AI agent evaluation, focusing on function-calling capabilities and how agents choose the right tools.
Agentic RAG - The Next Leap in AI Customer Service Innovation
Agentic RAG is poised to revolutionize contact centers by empowering AI with intelligent reasoning.