CrossGen AI ContentHubLEARN · Week 6 · Habit & capstone
Context windows explained
The context window is the model's working memory, the finite amount of text it can hold at once. It is large (think a couple of long novels' worth) but not unlimited, and only part of it stays reliably sharp before quality starts to slip. Knowing this explains a lot of odd behavior and tells you when to start fresh.
After this lesson
- You can spot when a chat fills up by noticing the model repeats itself.
- You know to start a fresh chat and summarize work when quality slips.
- You understand that context windows act like a limited budget for text.
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