Inaugural Issue · May 2026
It's all
about you
being remembered.
Independent analysis on personal AI, memory, and cognitive architecture. Published by iCog.
Founded 2026
· From London
· Cadence Monthly
Cover · No. 01
Memory in transit
§ In this issue
N°01
Cover Analysis · Industry Review
The State of AI Memory — Q2 2026
Four categories, one missing layer, and why MCP just changed the landscape.
#memory#market#mcp#personal-ai
iCog Research May 11, 2026
N°02
Founder Essay · Inaugural
Why I Built iCog
It's not smart. It just knows you.
#founder#memory#essay
Parsa May 11, 2026
N°03
Architecture · Long-form
From LLM to LCM
Why Large Cognitive Models will replace stateless chatbots.
#lcm#llm#memory#cognitive-architecture#personal-ai
iCog Research May 13, 2026
N°04
Architecture · Memory systems
The Four-Tier Memory Model
How a personal AI should actually remember you.
#memory#personal-ai#vector-search#pgvector#cognitive-architecture
iCog Research May 14, 2026
N°05
Standards · MCP
MCP for Personal AI
How the Model Context Protocol quietly solved cross-vendor memory.
#mcp#model-context-protocol#memory#ai-portability#personal-ai
iCog Research May 15, 2026
N°06
Forthcoming
Next drop, June.
The next analysis lands when it's ready.
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June 2026
