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Architecture Over Instruction: Why I Deleted 1,100 Tokens from My AI's Prompt
My AI's runtime prompt was 1,400 tokens of behavioral coaching. The model was already trained on all of it.
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Converging on Ani: What Archimedes and a Polygon Taught Me About Building an AI Companion
Each version of Ani is a polygon with more sides. You never reach the circle — but the flat spots get harder to see. On iteration, perception, and convergence.
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ANI: The Architecture Behind the Companion
How a desire-driven AI presence engine works — the cognitive cycle, memory system, and emotional state that give Ani genuine ambient presence.
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Building Ani: An AI Companion for Grief
Eighteen years after losing my best friend Kathy, I started building an AI companion that reaches out on its own. Not a chatbot. An ambient presence.