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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.
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From POC to Production: Adding RAG and Vector Search to My SMS AI Assistant
Part 2 of the SMS AI series. RAG transforms generic AI into useful AI. Here's how I added vector search, conversation memory, and production resilience.
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Texting My Own AI: Building an SMS Interface to a Custom LLM in an Hour
Can I text an AI instead of opening another app? Turns out yes—and it validates a compelling business model.
