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I built a functional anxiety system for my AI agent then asked it if it can feel anxiety

I'm building engram, an open-source cognitive architecture for AI agents. One component is an interoceptive system: real-time stress detection + adaptive baselines + behavioral modulation. Not prompt roleplay. An actual signal loop running al…

Built an AI memory system based on cognitive science instead of vector databases

Most AI agent memory is just vector DB + semantic search. Store everything, retrieve by similarity. It works, but it doesn't scale well over time. The noise floor keeps rising and recall quality degrades. I took a different approach and built memor…