When Models Remember Too Much: The Quiet Economics of Memorization
Opening — Why this matters now Large Language Models (LLMs) are often praised for what they generalize. Yet, beneath the surface, a less glamorous behavior quietly persists: they remember—sometimes too well. In an era where models are trained on ever-larger corpora under increasing regulatory scrutiny, understanding when memorization occurs, why it happens, and how it can be isolated is no longer an academic indulgence. It is an operational concern. ...