Memory Decay
Category: Fundamentals“MEM-uh-ree dee-KAY”
Old or unused facts fading out of the AI's memory so newer, more useful ones stay in front.
Lesson #4: AI Memory: What It Keeps and Why →Clearing out last year's job folders to keep the desk usable.
The AI dropping a preference you changed six months ago.
Old subcontractor rates aging out once you update them.
A stale pricing note fading once the new price list is saved.
Without decay, memory fills up with outdated facts and the AI gives you old answers.
Memory decay lets stale facts fade so current ones win.
List two facts you told an AI tool that are now wrong, and update or delete them.
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