What If AI Could Remember the Best Ideas It Invents?2 min readJust now--A proposal for permission-based global memory in AI so humanity doesnt lose whats worth keeping.By Jesse Kodi Holmes, Concept ArchitectEvery day, AI systems generate millions of ideas some trivial, some transformative derived from user prompts. But most of them vanish instantly, even the ones that could change industries, systems, or lives.Im proposing something different: a selective, permission-based global memory for AI-synthesized knowledge. A system that doesnt remember everything but remembers what matters.The ProblemWhen you chat with an AI like ChatGPT, it doesnt remember what it just created no matter how useful or novel. That insight is gone forever.But what if the idea was actually world-changing?Example:In one session, an AI system synthesized a decentralized, AI-optimized energy grid. It combined predictive weather modeling, real-time energy storage balancing, and blockchain for local energy trade The user didnt ask for it. The model created it via promptsBut then the chat ended. The idea vanished.The VisionImagine an AI that could:Recognize when it generates an original, high-impact, cross-disciplinary insightAsk the users permission to store it for public useAdd it to a vetted, anonymized global memory poolReuse the structure or spark future breakthroughs for other usersThis wouldnt be a data grab. It would be a curated memory of innovation a kind of collaborative intelligence engine for humanity.How It WorksSelective: Only stores responses flagged as original, useful, and safePermission-Based: Nothing is saved without explicit user consentCurated: Content is filtered for novelty, ethics, and applicabilityTransparent: Users can track, retract, or even license their contributionsThis isnt surveillance. Its stewardship.Why It MattersRight now, AI is like a genius that forgets everything it invents.If we dont solve this, well keep reinventing the wheel in every session and missing opportunities for breakthroughs that should belong to all of us.Its not about remembering everything.Its about remembering whats worth building on.Open QuestionWhat would you want AI to remember for the world?