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Causal Memory

Memory of why something works, not only that it appeared.

Memory

Causal memory is memory of why something works, not only that it appeared. It is the difference between storing a pattern and storing consequence.

A system with causal memory should transfer what matters into a new situation, including when the surface form changes.

This is the boundary the archive keeps returning to: search predicts under repetition; understanding predicts under intervention.