Context Window And MemoryMemory

Bigger context windows making models worse without retrieval and evaluation

April 3, 2026Hamel Husain, Open Data Science

Hamel Husain and Open Data Science argue that simply increasing context windows can degrade performance, so teams still need retrieval and practical evaluation to keep outputs reliable.

Why Bigger Context Windows Make AI Worse
This is why retrieval still matters, no matter how big the context window gets.
A Practical Guide to LLM Evaluation
Hamel Husain
Open Data Science
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