No context
What is my favorite color?
Context Is Not Memory
Memory is not automatic.
Chat interfaces often feel like the AI remembers everything. But in most systems, the model only sees the context included in the current request. Each execution is independent. If information is not included, the model does not know it.
Missing context
With context
User said their favorite color is blue. What is their favorite color?
The difference is not memory. The difference is context injection.
In instructional engineering, memory is usually implemented by systems that: - store previous information - retrieve relevant context - insert it into future prompts The model itself does not automatically remember previous interactions.
Context must be supplied explicitly. If the information is not included, the model does not know it.
Make It Remember
Run a prompt where the model forgets, then fix it by adding context.