Why I Built an AI That Doesn't Need a Wake Word — And Why Privacy Matters

Every AI you use today needs to be called. "Hey Siri." "Okay Google." "Alexa." For years, we've accepted this. We summon our AI assistants like servants, wait for them to wake up, and then they forget everything the moment the session ends. But I kept asking myself: why? Your ears don't wait to be called to hear. Your brain doesn't wait to be...