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Understanding AI Memory the Basics

This article, part 1 of a series on AI memory, explains the difference between traditional computer storage and AI memory, covering context pools (RAG), semantic search and its time-blindness, vector embeddings, the distinction between training data and the vault, and how these mechanisms relate to hallucinations.

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  • AI memory uses a context pool (RAG) to retrieve relevant documents at query time, unlike traditional storage that just stores files.
  • Semantic search matches meaning via high-dimensional vector coordinates, not keywords, but is time-blind.
  • Training data is frozen knowledge; the vault is a separate, editable private document set.
  • Context pools reduce hallucinations but can fail due to bad retrieval, contradictions, or empty pools leading to fallback.

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