Active vs. Persistent Memory in AI: How AI Remembers, Retrieves, and Forgets

Active memory is the information an AI system has available for the task it is handling now. Persistent memory is information the surrounding application retains so it can be used again later. The relationship between them determines whether an assistant can continue a project, apply a preference, correct an outdated assumption, or stop resurfacing something it should have forgotten. Consider an assistant helping you prepare a research report. During one conversation, it can refer to the...