I don't get why we need global memory for code? Aren't code comments (even if invented for humans) the ideal place where to put "memories"?
LLMs also do not have anything like memory, by design. Everything bolted on that smells like memory or is being called memory is a crutch, at best. Not being pedantic, I just think this aspect is lost on a lot of people.
Also, when we humans are tricked into perceiving a remote mind, we automatically assume it has a memory like us, or at least like large animals.
In other words, there's a story-document between a SherlockHolmesBot and UserPlaceholder that's growing like a crystal formation. Some software sees "Sherlock Homes Says" and then "performs" the dialogue at us, and we then assume Sherlock Holmes exists with a mind and memory, rather than being a facet of a text-story.
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I don't get why we need global memory for code? Aren't code comments (even if invented for humans) the ideal place where to put "memories"?
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In other words, there's a story-document between a SherlockHolmesBot and UserPlaceholder that's growing like a crystal formation. Some software sees "Sherlock Homes Says" and then "performs" the dialogue at us, and we then assume Sherlock Holmes exists with a mind and memory, rather than being a facet of a text-story.