When Context Becomes a Drug: The Engineering Highs and Hangovers of Long-Term LLM Memory

Longer memory doesn’t make AI smarter; it makes it sluggish and confused. Real progress lies in engineered amnesia: compressing meaning, pruning noise, and restoring focus through forgetfulness.


This content originally appeared on HackerNoon and was authored by Chirag Agrawal

Longer memory doesn’t make AI smarter; it makes it sluggish and confused. Real progress lies in engineered amnesia: compressing meaning, pruning noise, and restoring focus through forgetfulness.


This content originally appeared on HackerNoon and was authored by Chirag Agrawal


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