nobody warns you that AI memory has a six month cliff. we're so focused on making memory bigger we forgot to make it maintainable. anyone actually solving this or just adding more storage and hoping?
Summary
The article highlights the problem of AI memory becoming unreliable after six months, with contradictions and drifted summaries, and questions whether the industry is focusing on adding more storage rather than improving maintainability.
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