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Distilled and reconstructed with hallucinations.

• Jensson 3y ago
  So good memory just means you have a good compression algorithm? I guess if you remember "Sam said a rude thing today about my work" instead of exactly what was said it is very hard to clear up afterwards, and you will hallucinate a lot more rudeness than was actually there. If the compression algorithm for how to store such memories are different in every person it explains a lot of misunderstandings. Edit: However not many would say that good memory means you are smart, some people remember a lot of things very well but are still dumb in practice. So I don't think that compression is enough to define intelligence.
  • pixl97 3y ago
    On this, typically people have terrible memories, especially of one off events. This is why we tend to learn by repetition and why eyewitness testimony is filled with faults.
  • ric2b 3y ago
    This is anecdotal but the smartest people I know also seem to have the best memories of the people I know, maybe those things are related or it's just a coincidence in my circles. But it wouldn't surprise me that a good memory can make you a lot more capable at other tasks.