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Why We Chose Smrti Over Mem0: The Deep Bet Behind Our AI Companion

DEV.to AIΒ·April 18, 2026

The text analyzes the crisis in the AI companion industry, where base-model swaps destroy the perceived personality of virtual partners. This leads to grief and frustration among users who invest emotionally, as evidenced by the deprecation of GPT-4o and its community impact.

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