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AI Twin is live
AI Twin launched on Monday 12 October 2026.
13 October 2026 · 3-minute read
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Field notes on calm AI.
Long-form writing on memory, consent, and what private AI looks like in practice. Updated when there is something worth saying.
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Practical
What AI Twin does today
Every line on this page is something a person can do in AI Twin today. What is not available is listed at the end and on the roadmap.
13 October 2026 · 4-minute read
Memory
Why AI forgets you, and how to keep a memory that travels
Why ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini forget what you told them, what each one actually remembers, and whether you can move your memory between them.
23 July 2026 · 5-minute read
Privacy & Control
What AI actually stores about you, and how to control or delete it
What ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini store by default, how to see and delete it, and what UK GDPR does and does not give you.
23 July 2026 · 5-minute read
Field notes
Your memory, in your language. And a note on getting it right
AI Twin works in more than 100 languages. Here is what that means today, what we are still improving, and an open invitation to help us get the translations right.
22 July 2026 · 4-minute read
Practical
Email it in: how forwarding an email becomes memory
Forward any email to AI Twin and it becomes typed, searchable memory. Here is how Email it in works, and where its limits are.
15 July 2026 · 4-minute read
Foundations
What we mean when we say a personal operating system
AI Twin is a personal operating system for your memory. Here is what that phrase means, what it does not mean, and why we use it deliberately.
8 July 2026 · 4-minute read
Practical
Memory you can show your regulator
The line we are holding for privacy-led professionals. What “showing your regulator” actually means, and what AI Twin commits to.
22 May 2026 · 5-minute read
Foundations
What is a personal AI memory layer
The phrase is everywhere now but rarely defined cleanly. Here is what a memory layer is, what it is not, and why most current definitions are written for engineers rather than the people who would actually use one.
16 May 2026 · 5-minute read
Foundations
Model-agnostic AI: what it means and why it matters
The phrase is used loosely by vendors who are anything but. Here is what model-agnostic actually means at three levels, and why most of the AI tools you use today fail two out of three.
16 May 2026 · 6-minute read
Foundations
What is typed memory in AI
Most AI memory today is chat logs in a database somewhere. Typed memory is something different. Here is what it means, why it matters for retrieval, and what the consent implications are.
16 May 2026 · 6-minute read
Foundations
AI consent layer: a definition for 2026
The EU AI Act's enforcement window is bringing the consent conversation forward. What is a consent layer, what does it actually require of a product, and why ticking the terms of service box does not count.
16 May 2026 · 6-minute read
Foundations
UK GDPR and AI memory: a plain-English reference
UK GDPR was written before AI memory layers existed but applies to them anyway. Here is how the six principles and four most relevant rights map to memory products, in plain language.
16 May 2026 · 6-minute read
Field notes
Why I built AI Twin as a memory layer, not another assistant
The market does not need another chatbot. The problem worth solving is what the chatbot forgets. Here is the founder argument for picking a smaller surface and a longer trust horizon.
16 May 2026 · 3-minute read
Field notes
We do not train on your data, and here is what that costs us
A founder essay on the commercial price of a policy we are not bending on. Slower personalisation. No network effects. No free training data. Here is why it is worth it.
16 May 2026 · 3-minute read
Field notes
What the EU AI Act means for individuals, not just enterprises
Most coverage of the EU AI Act addresses enterprise compliance teams. Individuals using AI products day-to-day have fewer guides. Here is what the Act actually changes for you, the user, when it takes effect.
16 May 2026 · 4-minute read
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