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arXiv AI By Chengyuan Yang, Zequn Sun, Wei Wei, Wei Hu

Beyond Static Summarization: Proactive Memory Extraction for LLM Agents

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The paper "Beyond Static Summarization: Proactive Memory Extraction for LLM Agents" identifies two shortcomings in current memory extraction for large language model agents: (1) extraction occurs ahead of time and mixes multiple types of information, leading to loss of useful details, and (2) extraction is typically one‑off, allowing errors and hallucinations to persist. To address these issues, the authors propose ProMem, a proactive framework that separates details, events, and relations, applies distinct extraction strategies for each, checks for completeness, and verifies facts at an atomic level. Experiments demonstrate that ProMem enhances memory completeness and question‑answering accuracy while maintaining a favorable balance between quality and token cost.

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