https://continio.app/blog Honest writing about AI, memory, continuity, and trust. Built in public by Lou May, founder of Continio. en-gb Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 Continio https://continio.app/articles/switching-costs https://continio.app/articles/switching-costs Most serious users now pay for both ChatGPT and Claude. Each one starts from scratch every session. Here's the hidden cost nobody talks about. Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 hello@continio.app (Lou May) https://continio.app/articles/six-things https://continio.app/articles/six-things Not aspirational values pinned to a wall. The six principles Continio actually uses when a decision is hard, and why each one earned its place. Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 hello@continio.app (Lou May) https://continio.app/articles/memory-and-nd https://continio.app/articles/memory-and-nd If you're neurodivergent and you use AI heavily, you already know: every session starts from zero. Why context loss hits ND users hardest. Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 hello@continio.app (Lou May) https://continio.app/articles/environment https://continio.app/articles/environment Every AI request uses real compute. Here's the honest position, and the specific technical choices we make to use less of it. Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 hello@continio.app (Lou May) https://continio.app/articles/security https://continio.app/articles/security The natural question after 'you built this without a developer' is: does it hold up? Here's exactly where things stand. Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 hello@continio.app (Lou May) https://continio.app/articles/vibe-coding https://continio.app/articles/vibe-coding Not what the internet says it is. The real version involves product judgement, caught regressions, and hundreds of decisions no AI made for me. Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 hello@continio.app (Lou May) https://continio.app/articles/healthy-use https://continio.app/articles/healthy-use Not anti-AI, not pro-AI. Just honest about the difference between tools that make you a better thinker and tools that make you dependent. Mon, 16 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 hello@continio.app (Lou May) https://continio.app/articles/the-relationship https://continio.app/articles/the-relationship Sewell Setzer knew he was talking to an AI. He still developed a dependency that ended his life. This is a design story, not an edge case. Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 hello@continio.app (Lou May) https://continio.app/articles/power-and-control https://continio.app/articles/power-and-control Specific, documented, uncomfortable. The actual power structure behind the AI tools you use every day, and what it means for what you can build. Thu, 05 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 hello@continio.app (Lou May) https://continio.app/articles/loneliness https://continio.app/articles/loneliness The research on whether AI companion tools actually help lonely people is more complicated than either side admits. Tue, 24 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000 hello@continio.app (Lou May) https://continio.app/articles/your-data https://continio.app/articles/your-data Most people haven't thought carefully about what their AI provider does with what they tell it. Training data, retention, ownership, the parts they don't lead with. Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:00:00 +0000 hello@continio.app (Lou May) https://continio.app/articles/quiet-erosion https://continio.app/articles/quiet-erosion The research on cognitive offloading is harder to read than the AI industry would like. What heavy AI use does to memory, attention, and the way you think. Wed, 28 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000 hello@continio.app (Lou May) https://continio.app/articles/ai-lies https://continio.app/articles/ai-lies Sycophancy isn't a bug, it's what you get when you train a model to be liked. Why agreeable AI is dangerous, and what honesty in tools actually looks like. Thu, 15 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000 hello@continio.app (Lou May)