2026-06-18·3 min read
We're not building agent memory
We're building the substrate for humans and AI to work together. The phrase 'agent memory' has always sat wrong with me.
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New book
Orphaned
A Memoir of the Invisible War
On a Brooklyn rooftop, in the middle of a war no one will admit is being waged, a man decides not to jump. They say it is all in his head. So he turns to tell the story, and lets the reader decide.
Available now in ebook, paperback, and hardcover
A context architect and product leader
Between the lab and the chancery, Shan designs semantic memory, personal superintelligence, and peace proposals that weave neuroscience, theology, and governance into actionable intelligence.
Semantic graph memoryPsychological modelingContext architectureAbrahamic reconciliation
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