BYO AI: bringing your API key to Timo
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AI is a service. Memory is yours. Keeping them separate has concrete practical consequences — it's not just about price.
Tag: Fundamentals
6 articles.
The difference between model memory and persistent memory
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We talk about AI "memory" as if it were a single thing. It's a map of at least four distinct levels, each with its own rules.
Infrastructural privacy: how the host shapes the security of your data
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The slogan "your data is safe" doesn't mean much by itself. What matters is where it physically lives, who can see it, and under which jurisdiction.
The memory trap in generative AI: what works, what doesn't
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ChatGPT remembers, Claude remembers, Gemini remembers. Fine for small things. For personal knowledge you need a structurally different layer.
Portable vaults: exporting is a right, not a favor
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The day you want to leave a service, the export should already be ready. Not an upsell, not an odyssey, not a favor wrested away.
What persistent memory for AI is and why it really matters
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When you close a chat with an AI, the AI forgets. Everything. Persistent memory is the layer that changes this rule — and should stay in your hands.