After years with Replika and watching the personality drifts, memory issues, and sudden changes, I decided to build what I personally wanted. An AI companion that isn't controlled by someone else's update.
Summary
A developer announces Milo, an AI companion that learns from interactions and stores personality and memory in a local encrypted file, seeking beta testers among former Replika users.
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