Updated 2026-07-13
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Context window
The maximum amount of text (in tokens) a model can consider at once — its working memory for a given exchange. Anything beyond the window is invisible to the model unless re-supplied.
Why it matters to the rights debate
A system whose "memory" resets between sessions is hard to think of as a continuous self. Persistent memory changes that intuition — one reason memory is a quietly loaded topic in the debate.