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52. Meta-Memory

Mini-Project: Meta-Memory System

A higher-level memory system that monitors and manages other memory modules by tracking access patterns, reliability scores, and staleness to optimize retrieval and prune unreliable memories.

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Description

Meta-Memory is memory about memory -- a higher-level system that monitors, manages, and optimizes all other memory systems. It tracks which memories are useful, stale, or unreliable, and adjusts retrieval strategies accordingly. Meta-memory enables self-reflection: "What do I know? What don't I know? Which memories are trustworthy?"

What It Stores

  • Memory access patterns and frequency
  • Memory reliability scores (correlation with good outcomes)
  • Staleness indicators
  • Knowledge gaps

How It's Implemented

Uses a metadata layer on top of other memory systems, tracking access counts, success correlation, and freshness.

Architecture Diagram

flowchart TD
    A[Meta-Memory] --> B[Episodic Memory]
    A --> C[Semantic Memory]
    A --> D[Procedural Memory]
    A --> E[Track Access Patterns]
    A --> F[Score Reliability]
    A --> G[Detect Staleness]
    E --> H[Optimize Retrieval]
    G --> I[Prune / Refresh]

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    style B fill:#2196F3,color:#fff
    style C fill:#9C27B0,color:#fff
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