System architecture

Cognitive Exhaust Fumes, or: Read-Only AI Is Underrated — Šimon Podhajský, Head of AI, Waypoint

Cognitive Exhaust Fumes, or: Read-Only AI Is Underrated — Šimon Podhajský, Head of AI, Waypoint

A deep dive into a "read-only" personal AI system that analyzes your digital footprint—or "cognitive exhaust fumes"—from sources like email, notes, and browsing history. The author argues that this observer approach provides more profound insights and is inherently safer than action-oriented AI agents, by preventing data contamination and mitigating the high-stakes risks of write-access errors.

Why AI Agents Forget Everything (And How To Fix That)

Why AI Agents Forget Everything (And How To Fix That)

Mem0 is building a model-neutral, persistent memory layer for AI agents to solve the fundamental statelessness of LLMs. Co-founders Taranjeet Singh and Deshraj Yadav discuss their hybrid memory architecture, which reduces cost and latency compared to context stuffing, and their vision for a future where user memory is portable across all AI applications.

AI Needs Memory - Here's How It Works

AI Needs Memory - Here's How It Works

A deep dive into the architectural and economic foundations of memory for AI agents. The talk explores the core tradeoffs between classical data storage and dynamic agent behavior, introduces a human-inspired framework for memory, and discusses practical strategies and future directions for building reliable, evolving AI systems.