HawkinsDB: Neuroscience-Inspired Memory Layer for LLM Applications
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HawkinsDB is our take on giving AI systems a more human-like way to store and recall information, inspired by how our own brains work. Based on Jeff Hawkins' Thousand Brains Theory
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HawkinsDB is our take on giving AI systems a more human-like way to store and recall information, inspired by how our own brains work. Based on Jeff Hawkins' Thousand Brains Theory
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Observed mentions: 2024-12-27 04:16:46 UTC to 2025-01-02 10:48:44 UTC.
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| Period | Start (UTC) | End (exclusive, UTC) | Mentions | Submissions | Comments |
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| Dec 27, 00:00 | 2024-12-27 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-12-27 06:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dec 27, 06:00 | 2024-12-27 06:00:00 UTC | 2024-12-27 12:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27, 12:00 | 2024-12-27 12:00:00 UTC | 2024-12-27 18:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 27, 18:00 | 2024-12-27 18:00:00 UTC | 2024-12-28 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28, 00:00 | 2024-12-28 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-12-28 06:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28, 06:00 | 2024-12-28 06:00:00 UTC | 2024-12-28 12:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28, 12:00 | 2024-12-28 12:00:00 UTC | 2024-12-28 18:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 28, 18:00 | 2024-12-28 18:00:00 UTC | 2024-12-29 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29, 00:00 | 2024-12-29 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-12-29 06:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29, 06:00 | 2024-12-29 06:00:00 UTC | 2024-12-29 12:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29, 12:00 | 2024-12-29 12:00:00 UTC | 2024-12-29 18:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 29, 18:00 | 2024-12-29 18:00:00 UTC | 2024-12-30 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30, 00:00 | 2024-12-30 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-12-30 06:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30, 06:00 | 2024-12-30 06:00:00 UTC | 2024-12-30 12:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30, 12:00 | 2024-12-30 12:00:00 UTC | 2024-12-30 18:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 30, 18:00 | 2024-12-30 18:00:00 UTC | 2024-12-31 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31, 00:00 | 2024-12-31 00:00:00 UTC | 2024-12-31 06:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31, 06:00 | 2024-12-31 06:00:00 UTC | 2024-12-31 12:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31, 12:00 | 2024-12-31 12:00:00 UTC | 2024-12-31 18:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dec 31, 18:00 | 2024-12-31 18:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1, 00:00 | 2025-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-01 06:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1, 06:00 | 2025-01-01 06:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-01 12:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1, 12:00 | 2025-01-01 12:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-01 18:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 1, 18:00 | 2025-01-01 18:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-02 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2, 00:00 | 2025-01-02 00:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-02 06:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 2, 06:00 | 2025-01-02 06:00:00 UTC | 2025-01-02 12:00:00 UTC | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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