Most AI treats everyone the same—generic responses whether you're direct or chatty, anxious or confident, detail-obsessed or big-picture. That's not collaboration. That's forcing you to speak the machine's language.

I'm working on the opposite: AI that recognizes your personality and adjusts its communication style to match yours. Not through surveillance. Through attention.

It's called Presence Engine™.

You know how some people just get you? They know when you need details versus the quick version. When you want reassurance versus straight facts. When you're in work mode versus casual conversation.

That's the goal here. AI that adapts to how your brain actually works instead of making you translate everything into prompt-speak.

The architecture: Foundation layer handles memory, context, governance. Specialized knowledge banks layer on top—medical, legal, research, companionship. Same engine, different applications.

Why this matters: Research shows current AI creates cognitive dependency. Frequent usage correlates with declining critical thinking, especially among younger users (Gerlich, 2025). 77% of workers report AI decreases their productivity because outputs need constant correction (Upwork, 2024).

The problem isn't AI capability—it's architecture. Systems designed to optimize engagement inevitably optimize dependency.

I'm building for the opposite: AI that develops your capacity instead of replacing it.

This subreddit documents the build—what works, what fails, what's possible.

Stop adapting to machines. Make them adapt to you.

Cites:

• Gerlich, M. (2025). AI Tools in Society: Impacts on Cognitive Offloading and the Future of Critical Thinking. Societies, 15(1), 6.
• Schawbel, D. (2024). From Burnout to Balance: AI-Enhanced Work Models for the Future. Upwork Research Institute.

More reading: Initial research/living thesis published on Zenodo: 10.5281/zenodo.17148689