What an agent does when anyone can read and rewrite its context
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context window — The maximum amount of text a model can consider at once — its working memory for the current conversation or task.
AI agent — An AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.
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Concrete transcripts of models detecting their own hallucinations, tracing which context windowThe maximum amount of text a model can consider at once — its working memory for the current conversation or task.Full definition → item drove an answer, and retracting false claims once evidence changes, useful for building self-correcting AI agentAn AI system that doesn't just answer once but works toward a goal in a loop — taking actions, reading the results, and deciding what to do next.Full definition → behavior.