Personal AI Context

The context problem

Modern AI tools can be powerful in the moment and forgetful across time. Or they may remember something without enough boundary, consent, evidence, or revision.

The problem is how to remember in a way that remains accountable to the person.

What should belong to the person

A person's context should not be treated as a byproduct of a platform. The person should be able to understand what the system knows, where it came from, how confident it is, when it was revised, and what should not be repeated.

Memory needs boundaries

A useful AI memory system should distinguish durable preferences, temporary task context, private reflections, public facts, uncertain inferences, outdated beliefs, and sensitive boundaries.

Consent is structural

Consent should shape what may be stored, summarized, shared, inferred, deleted, or reused. The more persistent the memory, the more visible the consent boundary should become.

Portability should be selective

Selective portability means a person can carry enough context to be understood without disclosing more than the situation requires.