Machine Learning Algorithms & Natural Language Processing

Feb 26, 2026 · Artificial Intelligence

LightMem (ICLR 2026): Cutting the Cost of Long‑Term Memory for Large Language Models

LightMem proposes a three‑stage, human‑inspired memory pipeline that dramatically lowers token usage, API calls, and latency while preserving accuracy, achieving up to 7.7% higher scores and 30‑plus‑fold cost reductions on long‑context benchmarks.