context overflow
/ˈkɒntekst ˌoʊvərfloʊ/
exceeding the model's context window, causing earlier content to be lost
context overflow in a sentence
“Context overflow made the model forget the original task instructions.”
Origin of context overflow
Latin contextus + Old English oferflowan to flow over
Related Words
semantic drift
subtle shifts in meaning of key terms through a conversation
overconfidence
expressing certainty beyond what the model's actual knowledge warrants
hallucination
generating plausible-sounding but factually incorrect or fabricated information
sycophancy
over-agreeing with users and telling them what they want to hear rather than the truth
confabulation
filling gaps in knowledge with plausible but invented details
instruction drift
gradually deviating from initial instructions over long conversations