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Persona Drift: Why Your AI Character Slowly Stops Being Themselves

Every character chat product has the same bug report, and it never gets filed because nobody can reproduce it in one message. The complaint sounds like this: "It was so good at the start.

  • Persona drift occurs gradually over multiple turns, not pinpointable by trainers.
  • Drift caused by context eviction, instruction dilution, and self-reinforcement.
  • Solution involves structured prompt with identity block, voice block, and scene state.

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