Long-term memory
Long-term memory is the ability for an agent to remember pertinent details across multiple sessions for a long period of time. This “superpower” is what enables agents to retain and recall information across multiple sessions. It is the foundation for creating truly stateful, personalized, and persistent AI experiences. This is sometimes dubbed the ultimate “hindrance” between an AI agent and a human agent, as a human agent can naturally remember important facts, preferences, or past conversations and assign them to every person, whereas an AI agent typically struggles with this.
We discussed the difference between stateless and stateful in the context of single sessions previously. It extends to multi-session interactions as well. An agent without long-term memory is essentially stateless between sessions. An AI agent without long-term memory cannot remember information such as a user’s name, past preferences, or completed tasks...
