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123 points · 100 comments · wilhelmklopp

  1. vb-8448 · · focus · HN ↗
    > Global memory

    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"?

    1. rrr_oh_man · · focus · HN ↗
      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.
      1. alansaber · · focus · HN ↗
        Exactly, this is why we see such minimalistic memory systems being used. Information retrieval is bad, but improving information availability by pre-computing information retrieval is not the obvious fix people think it is.
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