The Memory Illusion: Why AI Still Forgets Who It Is
Opening — Why this matters now Every AI company wants its assistant to feel personal. Yet every conversation starts from zero. Your favorite chatbot may recall facts, summarize documents, even mimic a tone — but beneath the fluent words, it suffers from a peculiar amnesia. It remembers nothing unless reminded, apologizes often, and contradicts itself with unsettling confidence. The question emerging from Stefano Natangelo’s “Narrative Continuity Test (NCT)” is both philosophical and practical: Can an AI remain the same someone across time? ...