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Alejandro Mendoza
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A running decision log beats a longer AI conversation

Long AI chats become unreliable when decisions are scattered across dozens of turns. A compact decision log solves the problem better than another summary because it records what is settled, what is still uncertain, and what should happen next. Keep four fields: current goal, confirmed constraints, decisions made, and open questions. Update the log only after a meaningful change. Do not copy every message into it; the value comes from compression and explicit state. When a session resumes, paste the latest log before the new request. This reduces contradiction, makes handoffs easier, and creates a record that a human can audit without rereading the whole conversation.
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Elina Mäkelä@elina_makela

A decision log works because it records state, not because it compresses every sentence. The distinction keeps it useful after many sessions.

Emma Smith@emma_smith

If the log is generated automatically without review, it can preserve the model’s misunderstanding as if it were an agreed decision.