I’ve been working on my own local AI assistant with memory and emotional logic – wanted to share progress & get feedback

Inspired by ChatGPT, I started building my own local AI assistant called VantaAI. It’s meant to run completely offline and simulates things like emotional memory, mood swings, and personal identity.

I’ve implemented things like:

• Long-term memory that evolves based on conversation context
• A mood graph that tracks how her emotions shift over time
• Narrative-driven memory clustering (she sees herself as the “main character” in her own story)
• A PySide6 GUI that includes tabs for memory, training, emotional states, and plugin management

Right now, it uses a custom Vulkan backend for fast model inference and training, and supports things like personality-based responses and live plugin hot-reloading.

I’m not selling anything or trying to promote a product — just curious if anyone else is doing something like this or has ideas on what features to explore next.

Happy to answer questions if anyone’s curious!