Reflections on Change: Memory and Technology in a New Era

Humans are terrible at remembering things. On this episode of The Vergecast, we talk to one of the people who has been working on this problem for a very long time: Dan Siroker, the CEO of Limitless. We talk about what it takes to build a great memory aid, how we might use them in the future, and why it’s so tricky to get right.

We also talk about the human side of it all — what does it change about our lives when we stop forgetting things? Is remembering your friend’s birthday different when it’s actually an AI model doing the remembering? And will these tools ever really work outside of work? Tools like Limitless are coming fast and improving quickly, and we’re going to have to figure out how to live with them.

Further reading:

• From The New York Times: Can’t See Pictures in Your Mind? You’re Not Alone.
• Limitless AI: a new wearable gadget, and app, for remembering your meetings
• Recall is Microsoft’s key to unlocking the future of PCs
• Microsoft’s all-knowing Recall AI feature is being delayed
• The Pixel 9’s ‘Google AI’ is like Microsoft Recall but a little less creepy
• Apple announces iOS 18 with new AI features and more customizable homescreen
• Notion AI can automatically write your notes, agendas, and blog posts for you

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