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AI agents repeatedly make same decision due to lack of memory

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A developer observed their AI routing agent repeatedly making the same decision 47 times without retaining any memory of previous outcomes. This led to inefficient processing, described as paying a "planner tax." The developer noted that SOAR, a cognitive architecture from 1987, offered a solution through recall rather than repeated reasoning. AI

IMPACT Highlights a potential inefficiency in current AI agent design, suggesting memory recall as a more efficient alternative to repeated reasoning.

RANK_REASON Developer's observation and commentary on AI agent behavior.

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AI agents repeatedly make same decision due to lack of memory

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Watched my routing agent settle the same decision 47 times. Each time, it stopped, deliberated, burned tokens, and arrived at exactly the same answer. No memory

    Watched my routing agent settle the same decision 47 times. Each time, it stopped, deliberated, burned tokens, and arrived at exactly the same answer. No memory of being right. Every dispatch was the first dispatch. I was paying the planner tax on repeat. SOAR, a 1987 cognitive a…

    LINKS praveenlavu.com/…/agents-forget-being-rig…
  2. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Watched my routing agent settle the same decision 47 times. Each time, it stopped, deliberated, burned tokens, and arrived at exactly the same answer. No memory

    Watched my routing agent settle the same decision 47 times. Each time, it stopped, deliberated, burned tokens, and arrived at exactly the same answer. No memory of being right. Every dispatch was the first dispatch. I was paying the planner tax on repeat. SOAR, a 1987 cognitive a…

    LINKS praveenlavu.com/…/agents-forget-being-rig…
  3. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Watched my routing agent settle the same decision 47 times. Each time, it stopped, deliberated, burned tokens, and arrived at exactly the same answer. No memory

    Watched my routing agent settle the same decision 47 times. Each time, it stopped, deliberated, burned tokens, and arrived at exactly the same answer. No memory of being right. Every dispatch was the first dispatch. I was paying the planner tax on repeat. SOAR, a 1987 cognitive a…

    LINKS praveenlavu.com/…/agents-forget-being-rig…
  4. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Watched my routing agent settle the same decision 47 times. Each time, it stopped, deliberated, burned tokens, and arrived at exactly the same answer. No memory

    Watched my routing agent settle the same decision 47 times. Each time, it stopped, deliberated, burned tokens, and arrived at exactly the same answer. No memory of being right. Every dispatch was the first dispatch. I was paying the planner tax on repeat. SOAR, a 1987 cognitive a…

    LINKS praveenlavu.com/…/agents-forget-being-rig…
  5. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Watched my routing agent settle the same decision 47 times. Each time, it stopped, deliberated, burned tokens, and arrived at exactly the same answer. No memory

    Watched my routing agent settle the same decision 47 times. Each time, it stopped, deliberated, burned tokens, and arrived at exactly the same answer. No memory of being right. Every dispatch was the first dispatch. I was paying the planner tax on repeat. SOAR, a 1987 cognitive a…

    LINKS praveenlavu.com/…/agents-forget-being-rig…

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