AI gains continuous memory—changes interactive fiction forever

Game-changer: Persistent AI personas now viable for collaborative writing and worldbuilding.

This story ran in the Coral Wire edition of Wed, Aug 5 2026, when the Coral Index stood at 30/100 (Storm warning).

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