Glossary · a term in the AI continuity field
Memory governance
thecontinuitylayer.com/glossary/memory-governanceThe definition
The rules that decide what may be written to memory, by whom, and how a changed fact is retired. It is the part still underdeveloped in most memory systems: governance of writes.
The same words the glossary hub and the public data mirror carry; this page is the stable address for the term.
Related terms
- Memory
The store of facts, preferences, and records a system keeps so it doesn’t start from nothing each time. What is stored — distinct from which stored facts are…
Where it shows up on this site
- The Continuity Layer · ReferenceWhy AI needs continuity, not just memory: the thesis, the framework, the research library
- GateMem · EmergingShared-memory governance evaluation. The June 2026 preprint evaluates shared memory across multiple principals, combining legitimate-request utility, access boundaries and forgetting after deletion requests.
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