What context really means
Separate the information in one conversation from durable memory and learned knowledge.
5 minute lessonContext is the working set
Context is the material available during the current request: your instruction, recent messages, retrieved documents, and tool results. The model can use that material while answering.
Context is not permanent memory
Remembering something next week requires a product to store it and deliberately bring it back. That storage layer has privacy, access, deletion, and accuracy requirements.
READ → DO → GET COACHED
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Compare AI context, model knowledge, and product memory in a compact table. Then quiz me with two scenarios.