http://dylanler.github.io/tags/value-functions/Recent content in Value-Functions on Dylan LerHugo -- 0.133.0en-usFri, 02 Oct 2026 02:30:00 -0700http://dylanler.github.io/posts/proactive-memory-value/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 02:30:00 -0700http://dylanler.github.io/posts/proactive-memory-value/Reactive agents wait for you. Calendar apps fire on fixed clocks. This note proposes a middle path: give every memory an attached value function \(V_i(t)\). A clock tick recomputes values. When a memory’s value crosses a threshold — with hysteresis so it does not chatter — the agent may send you a short proactive message. The distinctive piece is an oscillatory revival term on top of ordinary exponential decay. Dormant but still-important memories periodically become candidates again (“I’ve been meaning to bring this up”), without requiring a user query and without nagging every hour.