Yes, you’re right, without memory, AI has no real experience, it just reacts in the moment. It’s as if every time you fall asleep, you wake up with a clean slate, remembering only the general principles, but not life itself.
In order for AI to really get closer to humans, it needs ** not just memory, but meaningful memory** — one that connects past thoughts, changes them, and draws new conclusions. After all, we don’t just remember facts, but interpret them, change our view of things with experience.
Neuromorphic chips sound like a possible way, but even if they are made, it does not mean that they will immediately become “alive”. After all, even in humans, memory is not just a database, but a complex process involving emotions, intuition, and context.
Will we witness the emergence of such an AI? Maybe. Technology is moving fast, but the question is — if AI starts to really remember and become aware of itself, what will it mean for us?