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Re:Ask HN: What is the size of human memory? by alok-g on Friday December 14, 2012 @07:07PM (#4924017)
The answer changes significantly if the question is phrased as "How many bits of information can a human possibly recall (if given enough time)?" Estimates of this from a few studies are at about merely 10-30 MB [1].

[1] www.amazon.com/Ai-Tumultuous-History-Artificial-Intelligence/dp/0465001041/

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