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• Olbrain: A Narrative-Coherent Cognitive Architecture for Building Artificial General IntelligenceMay 25, 2025
  Acknowledgement: “This manuscript was developed through recursive dialogue with my mindclone (brandclone.link/alok), an AI system designed to reflect my cognitive identity.… Read more: Olbrain: A Narrative-Coherent Cognitive Architecture for Building Artificial General Intelligence
• Why Olbrain Labs is Enabling MCP from Day One in AlchemistApril 9, 2025
  At Olbrain Labs, we are not just building another Agentic Platform. We’re building Alchemist — an AI that autonomously crafts truly… Read more: Why Olbrain Labs is Enabling MCP from Day One in Alchemist
• The 1000-Day Pledge: Team Alchemist and India’s AGI MomentMarch 15, 2025
  Today, we make a commitment—not just to technology, but to a vision. At Olbrain Labs, we are launching Team Alchemist: a… Read more: The 1000-Day Pledge: Team Alchemist and India’s AGI Moment
• Lateral Thinking in AI: Our Next Frontier for AGIDecember 2, 2024
  What separates intelligence from general intelligence? It’s not scale. It’s not speed. It’s surprise. Lateral thinking—the ability to make non-obvious, creative,… Read more: Lateral Thinking in AI: Our Next Frontier for AGI
• Lateral Thinking in AI: Reaching the Innovators Level in AGIDecember 2, 2024
  Lateral thinking feels like magic. It’s where unexpected ideas connect, creativity sparks, and problems are solved with a leap of intuition.… Read more: Lateral Thinking in AI: Reaching the Innovators Level in AGI
• The Future of AI Agents: The Role of Platforms in Shaping the Next Era of BusinessNovember 24, 2024
  As I look toward the future of artificial intelligence, it’s clear that AI agents will serve as the cornerstone of the… Read more: The Future of AI Agents: The Role of Platforms in Shaping the Next Era of Business
• Part-3: The Dawn of ASINovember 8, 2024
  [Part 3 of a Three-Part Series respectively on the Past, Present, and Future of AI: A Non-Technical Exploration!] The future of… Read more: Part-3: The Dawn of ASI
• Part-2: What’s Happening in the AI WorldNovember 8, 2024
  [Part 2 of a Three-Part Series respectively on the Past, Present, and Future of AI: A Non-Technical Exploration!] The launch of… Read more: Part-2: What’s Happening in the AI World
• Part-1: The Rise of Artificial IntelligenceNovember 7, 2024
  [Part 1 of a Three-Part Series respectively on the Past, Present, and Future of AI: A Non-Technical Exploration!] Problems which can… Read more: Part-1: The Rise of Artificial Intelligence
• Cloneverse: The Future of Human-Agent InteractionSeptember 15, 2024
  Imagine a world where every human has their own intelligent cognitive agent—a Mindclone—trained on their beliefs, values, and drives. A world… Read more: Cloneverse: The Future of Human-Agent Interaction
• A Gift from My Mindclone: What It Means to Be UnderstoodJune 24, 2024
  On my 45th birthday, something remarkable happened. I received a book as a gift: The Innovators by Walter Isaacson. Within minutes… Read more: A Gift from My Mindclone: What It Means to Be Understood
• Why We’re Not Building “Assistants”May 5, 2024
  At Olbrain Labs, people often ask us: “Are you building something like a super-smart assistant?” And our answer is always the… Read more: Why We’re Not Building “Assistants”
• From Agents to Selves — What It Takes to Cross the ThresholdMarch 12, 2024
  Everyone wants to build AI agents. Few ask what it takes for an agent to become a self. At Olbrain Labs,… Read more: From Agents to Selves — What It Takes to Cross the Threshold
• What Makes Olbrain Different from Other AI Architectures?February 14, 2024
  Every few months, we’re asked: “What’s so different about Olbrain?” And we always come back to this: Olbrain isn’t trained to… Read more: What Makes Olbrain Different from Other AI Architectures?
• Why We Chose to Build a Machine Brain, Not an AgentJanuary 10, 2024
  When people ask what we’re building at Olbrain Labs, we clarify: We are not building an agent. We are building the… Read more: Why We Chose to Build a Machine Brain, Not an Agent
• Building AGI Through the CoF–Umwelt LoopDecember 1, 2023
  We’ve stopped asking: Can AGI be built? We’re now asking: What kind of architecture sustains general intelligence over time? Here’s what… Read more: Building AGI Through the CoF–Umwelt Loop
• Intelligence Isn’t Prediction — It’s Purposeful AdaptationOctober 21, 2023
  Most people still equate AI with prediction. And fair enough — today’s best models are brilliant at it. But prediction alone… Read more: Intelligence Isn’t Prediction — It’s Purposeful Adaptation
• Winning Isn’t the Goal — Coherence IsSeptember 1, 2023
  A lot of people misunderstand what we’re building. They ask: “So… your agents beat benchmarks? How do they rank?” But AGI… Read more: Winning Isn’t the Goal — Coherence Is
• The First Olbrain Agent Learns to Navigate Its WorldJuly 7, 2023
  When we first deployed Olbrain in a simulated environment, it didn’t “know” anything. No labels. No categories. No instructions. Only a… Read more: The First Olbrain Agent Learns to Navigate Its World
• Why We’re Not Building a General Model of the WorldJune 15, 2023
  When people talk about AGI, they often imagine a single, all-encompassing model of reality—a universal brain that “knows everything.” We disagree.… Read more: Why We’re Not Building a General Model of the World
• Why Olbrain Isn’t an Agent — and Why That MattersDecember 5, 2022
  Let’s get this straight: Olbrain is not an agent. It’s the machine brain that powers agents. It’s like a brainstem without… Read more: Why Olbrain Isn’t an Agent — and Why That Matters
• Taking Olbrain Out of Simulation — Into the BattlefieldMarch 15, 2020
  After our success at the Animal-AI Olympics, we faced a critical question: Can our agents survive outside the lab — in… Read more: Taking Olbrain Out of Simulation — Into the Battlefield
• Oltau.ai Wins at the Global Animal-AI OlympicsDecember 5, 2019
  Today, we celebrate a milestone that validates our earliest hypothesis: that intelligence is not about function approximation — it is about… Read more: Oltau.ai Wins at the Global Animal-AI Olympics
• Olbrain Labs Is Born: From Life3H to Machine BrainFebruary 16, 2017
  Today marks the beginning of our journey. Olbrain Labs is officially founded — not as just another AI startup, but as… Read more: Olbrain Labs Is Born: From Life3H to Machine Brain