Memory
How synthetic individuals remember, forget, and stay coherent across sessions — and how to monitor it.
Most research treats every session as a fresh start. iMario doesn't.
Memory is what makes a synthetic individual feel like a person you've worked with before — not a prompt you're running for the first time. The ability to return to the same individual, pick up where you left off, and watch how their responses evolve over time is what separates iMario from a one-shot generation tool.
Each individual maintains its own persistent memory. You can:
- Review the history of past interactions
- Track how responses shift over time
- Re-engage the same individual across different tasks
To monitor memory:
- Open the individual's profile
- Navigate to the Memory page
- Click on any memory node to see what it contains and when it was formed
Memory System
Most AI personas are stateless — every conversation starts from scratch. iMario works differently.
Each synthetic individual has three layers of memory:
- Working Memory — what's happening right now in the conversation
- Episodic Memory — what has happened before (e.g., Lauren was burned by a bad skincare purchase last month — she'll be more skeptical this time)
- Semantic Memory — what they've come to know and believe over time
Individuals don't just remember — they also forget, just like people do. Less important details fade; formative experiences stick. This makes their behavior consistent without being robotic.