Resident Evil star debuts AI project

Milla Jovovich has introduced a free system to improve how AI handles long-term memory  

Hollywood star Milla Jovovich has stepped into artificial intelligence with an open-source memory tool, MemPalace, released on GitHub, a platform where developers share and collaborate on software projects.

Announcing the move on Tuesday, Jovovich, known for roles in films such as Resident Evil and The Fifth Element, said she developed the project with collaborator Ben Sigman, describing it as a free system designed to improve how AI handles long-term memory.

The tool was published under an open-source license, according to project materials released that day. Jovovich said MemPalace is “an agentic memory tool that scored 100% on LongMemEval… higher than any other published results,” adding that it is available for developers to use and modify on GitHub.

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She described herself as the project’s “architect,” while Sigman led the technical development and engineering work behind MemPalace.

The idea behind MemPalace came from frustration with how existing AI systems retrieve information, the actress said. “AI is just not great at finding things… every system out there still has it using keywords,” she said, describing current approaches as “clunky and messy.”

She compared existing systems to “a huge warehouse… a pile of junk,” saying users often struggle to locate relevant information even with well-organized files. “I wanted to create a new way to make filing and retrieving more intuitive,” she said.

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The concept draws on the ancient “memory palace” technique, in which information is organized spatially to aid recall. “Why not create a virtual Memory Palace?” Jovovich said, adding that the system divides information into structured “rooms” to improve retrieval.

LongMemEval, the benchmark cited by the project, is designed to test long-term memory capabilities in AI systems, including multi-session reasoning and temporal tracking across conversations, according to its developers.

Jovovich has not previously been associated with AI development. Born in Kiev and raised in the United States, she has worked across film, music, and fashion.