I keep thinking about airports and how they decide what to keep and what to throw away. This is not about handling baggage but also about how they deal with information. Every time a suitcase goes through an airport it gets tagged. Sometimes it gets sent to a place. Sometimes it just gets left behind because it is no longer needed.
The airport system is not about keeping everything it is about keeping what is important and getting rid of what's not. This is similar to how Artificial Intelligence infrastructure works. When we look at systems like OpenLedger it seems like they are about keeping track of who did what and when. Really they are like air traffic control systems for memory. They are not about giving credit to people who contribute to the system. About deciding what information is still useful.
Artificial Intelligence systems are not just using data they are also creating data all the time. This means that memory is not something that we keep it is something that we use to make things. When we use memory like this it becomes like a city that is always building on top of itself. Like a city it can get too full and start to have problems. This is where the idea of controlled forgetting becomes important. We need to get rid of information that's no longer useful because it can cause problems and make it harder to find the information that we need.
In finance we have ways of dealing with this like settlement cycles and balance sheet cleanup. In logistics we have inventory rotation. In Artificial Intelligence we still think that keeping all information is a thing. However memory can be a problem just as it is a thing. Once we start using memory to make money it can become a liability. This is what OpenLedger is trying to change. They are not about giving credit to people. About keeping memory clean. The token they use is not just for making money. For paying for the work of keeping memory clean.
This means that Artificial Intelligence networks may start to look like systems rather than traditional data platforms. Every piece of information that we keep has a cost. Someone has to pay for it. Who is responsible for making sure that information is still correct after it has been changed and used times? Who pays to get rid of it when it is no longer needed? This is where things can get complicated. Some systems will try to avoid paying for this because they do not have to follow the rules. This creates tension between systems that're transparent and systems that are not.
What is interesting about OpenLedger is that they are trying to create a system for managing Artificial Intelligence memory. In Artificial Intelligence systems it is not about being able to do more. About being able to keep everything working well. Without a way to get rid of information that is no longer needed systems can start to have problems and lose trust. The real question is not how we reward people for contributing to the Artificial Intelligence system. How we decide what information is still worth keeping. If we cannot get rid of information that is no longer needed it can become like noise. Cause problems. The systems that survive will be the ones that can decide what to forget and do it in a way that is planned and paid for.
The future of Artificial Intelligence may depend less on how it remembers and more, on how it decides what is worth forgetting. Artificial Intelligence is a system that needs to be managed. Openledger is trying to create a way to do that. They are trying to create a system that can decide what information is still useful and what information is not. This is a challenge but it is an important one. If we can figure out how to manage Artificial Intelligence memory we can create systems that're more efficient and more effective.. That is what OpenLedger is trying to do. They are trying to create a system that can help Artificial Intelligence systems work better by getting rid of information that is no longer needed.
