Context window too short | SpinGraph: None
description: SpinGraph analysis of Reddit r/ChatGPT's Context window too short story: none, The Fog, Spin Score 10%, low AI repetition risk.
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keywords: context window
keywords: ChatGPT
keywords: memory loss
keywords: The Fog
keywords: narrative intelligence
published: 2026-08-30T08:08:38+00:00
modified: 2026-08-30T12:54:33.716742+00:00

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Context window too short
type: NewsArticle
alternative headline: Context window too short | SpinGraph: None
description: SpinGraph analysis of Reddit r/ChatGPT's Context window too short story: none, The Fog, Spin Score 10%, low AI repetition risk.
date published: 2026-08-30T08:08:38+00:00
date modified: 2026-08-30T12:54:33.716742+00:00
main entity of page: https://stuffthatspins.com/spin/context-window-too-short
is accessible for free: true
language: en-US
article section: community
keywords: context window, ChatGPT, memory loss, Reddit
author: Reddit r/ChatGPT
publisher: Stuff That Spins
citation: https://www.reddit.com/r/ChatGPT/comments/1w2bjws/context_window_too_short/
about: context window
about: ChatGPT
about: memory loss
about: Reddit
mentions: Reddit r/ChatGPT
abstract: User observes ChatGPT losing track of the immediate prior reply during long-prompt interactions. No official response, technical explanation, or mitigation is provided in the post. This is a community-reported usability issue—not an announcement, update, or verified diagnostic.

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Spin Analysis: none
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description: Emphasizes subjective frustration; minimizes technical specificity, causality, and scope—making it impossible to assess severity, prevalence, or root cause.
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  description: Anecdotal usability report from an end user.
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  value: Users report ChatGPT sometimes forgets the last reply in long conversations.
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additional property: Missing Context
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  value: Model name and version; Exact prompt length (tokens); Whether temperature, streaming, or API vs. web interface was used; Whether this occurs consistently or only under edge conditions
additional property: How the Spin Works
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  value: Relies on emotional immediacy ('immediate previous reply') and absolutist phrasing ('will not even be able to') to imply systemic breakdown, while offering zero technical anchors—so readers feel the problem is obvious and urgent, even though no evidence confirms its nature, scope, or cause.
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    text: ChatGPT will not even be able to remember *the immediate previous reply*
    appearance: Sometimes, I i have large prompts, ChatGTP will not even be able to remember *the immediate previous reply*
    author: Reddit r/ChatGPT