[ AI ][ CONTEXT_MANAGEMENT ][ NOUN ]
The gradual, unintentional shift of an agent's understanding away from the original task as a conversation goes on, distinct from context poisoning by happening naturally over time rather than from a single corrupting input.
REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE
"By message forty the context had drifted so far it forgot the original question entirely."
LORE & ORIGIN
Extends 'context-window'/'context-diffing' with a gradual-shift framing, borrowing 'drift' from the same slow-deviation language used across this dictionary.
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2024
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Mainstream Slang
Related To:Context PoisoningContext Diffing
EQUIVALENT CONCEPTS IN OTHER LANGUAGES
δΈζ zh-CNδΈδΈζζΌη§»EQUIVALENTliterally 'context drift' - standard, well-established Chinese AI-industry term, direct calque
ζ₯ζ¬θͺ ja-JPγ³γ³γγγΉγγγͺγγBORROWEDdirect katakana transliteration of 'context drift'
νκ΅μ΄ ko-KR컨ν
μ€νΈ λ리ννΈBORROWEDdirect transliteration of 'context drift'
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