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The central aim is to clarify the distinction between AI memory and shared history, highlighting potential dangers of misinterpretation.

May 8, 2026Open Access

Memory Without History: Why AI Continuity Is Not Shared History

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The central aim is to clarify the distinction between AI memory and shared history, highlighting potential dangers of misinterpretation.
Develops a framework distinguishing memory, continuity, and history.
Introduces diagnostics like tokenized recall versus deposited trace and sovereign amnesia.
Explores emotional risks related to perceived historical relationships with AI.
AI memory facilitates recall and personalization but lacks the depth of human history.
Establishes that continuity without mutual consequence does not form a true relational history.
Concludes that the misconception of machine memory as shared history can lead to emotional pitfalls.

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Argues AI memory lacks the lived experience found in shared history, suggesting misinterpretations pose risks.

Vladisav Jovanovic (2026) studied this question.

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