Memory Makes the Difference: Evaluating How Different Memory Roles Shape Conversational Agents

arXiv:2606.25361v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Prior research on memory mechanism in RAG-based conversational system has emphasized how memory is stored and retrieved. However, far less is known about how memories with different functional roles influence response quality. Specifically, how they shape an agent's responses under varying conversational contexts and whether they lead to substantively different response behaviors. Existing evaluations in conversational system are also largely refer...