Dietmar Fischer
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Someone must be able to update it, correct it, and decide which facts are trusted.
Otherwise, you get an AI that speaks with confidence and the accuracy of a pub quiz team after three pints.
The fourth type is procedural memory.
This is memory of how to do things.
Procedural memory is not mainly about facts or events.
It is about methods, workflows, routines, the steps that turn a task from please help into a useful result.
Humans use procedural memory constantly.
You do not think through every step of brushing your teeth.
You just do it.
You do not consciously calculate every movement when tying your shoes, unless you are wearing very expensive shoes at a wedding, in which case panic may become involved.
In business AI, procedural memory means the assistant remembers how a job should be done.
How to structure a report.
How to prepare a client briefing.
How to review a campaign.
How to write a podcast script.
How to create a weekly project update.
How to handle a support ticket.
How to escalate a risky issue.
This is where AI agents become much more practical.
Imagine you ask an AI to create a campaign report.