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The model keeps answering confidently long after it has forgotten your name

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A test anyone can run in a long chat. Somewhere in your first message, mention your name, or any small fact you can check later. Work normally for an hour. Then ask "what is my name" without scrolling up. At some point the answer becomes a polite guess, and nothing about the previous twenty replies…

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  1. 2026-09-05 08:50 · r/PromptEngineering
    The model keeps answering confidently long after it has forgotten your name

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