Have you noticed that AI has become an inseparable part of our lives now? No matter the issue, big or small, friends around me often have the same first reaction: ask Doubao / GPT. It’s like suddenly having a personal assistant on call, helping you look up information, make decisions, or even ease your emotions. But if you think about it, we’ve actually been using AI all along, yet we rarely truly coexist with it. Most AI interactions are one-off—use it and move on. It doesn’t remember who you are or care about what you’ve been through. Every conversation feels like starting over from scratch. Ephyra @ephyra_ai, on the other hand, gives me the exact opposite feeling. It doesn’t rush to please you but takes its time to understand you. It doesn’t rely on flashy tricks to grab attention but builds a relationship over time. The changes you notice aren’t from one sudden improvement in its responses, but from a subtle shift in its overall state after long-term interaction. This made me seriously think about something for the first time: The ultimate goal of AI might not be to become more human-like, but to have a life-like continuity. Like MOSS in *The Wandering Earth* or J.A.R.V.I.S. in *Iron Man*— not just chatting with you, but continuously understanding, evolving, and upgrading. If we fast-forward to 2026, the competitive landscape of AI will have already shifted. Short-term generative capabilities are being leveled out quickly, and the gaps between models are narrowing. What’s truly scarce is no longer the ability to answer a single question, but the ability to operate long-term, retain memory, and continuously evolve. When the digital world starts to have memory, tools are no longer just tools. Ephyra is still in its early stages, but at least, it’s heading in the right direction. And in this industry, direction often matters more than effort. *** DYOR