What is Long-term Memory?
Artificial intelligence stores past information and experiences for a long time and remembers them when needed.
Overview
Artificial intelligence models normally have a short-term memory (context window). Long-term memory goes beyond this limit, allowing the model to remember topics or preferences you talked about days or months ago.
How it works
Data is usually stored in a vector database. When artificial intelligence needs something, it queries this database and recalls the relevant information into its memory.
Where it is used
It is used in personal assistants, artificial intelligence working on long-term projects, and customer service bots.
Commonly confused with
It may be confused with the context window, but the context window only covers the current conversation.
Frequently asked questions
Does this memory last forever?
Yes, the information is stored permanently unless the database is deleted.
How to protect privacy?
Data is usually kept on the user's own storage or in an encrypted form.
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