## ChatGPT Remembers the Nouns but Forgets the Reasoning I’ve noticed a substantial drop in ChatGPT’s ability to handle long-running conversations after a recent update. This is not about factual knowledge, benchmark-style reasoning, or occasional hallucinations. The problem is specifically with continuity of thought across a long conversation. Until recently, ChatGPT was very good at following an ongoing line of reasoning over many turns. It could remember why a comparison was being made, understand how earlier conclusions affected later questions, and generally behave as if it had actually…