# Researchers recover deleted local AI context from Android memory

_Published Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at 2:02 PM EDT · Security, AI · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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Georgia Tech researchers used an experimental tool called ORISA to recover enough deleted AI conversation information from Android memory to restart a session with 26 of 100 fictional facts, ZDNET reported. The original assistant session could access 14 because other facts had fallen outside its active memory.

The experiment used a fake note-keeping assistant built with ChatterUI. ORISA reconstructs token sequences and session context from remnants in process memory, providing a potential forensic technique for investigating local AI use. Recovery becomes harder as newer activity overwrites the phone's memory.

## Sources

- [ZDNET](https://www.zdnet.com/innovation/orisa-tool-recovers-deleted-local-ai-chats-android-phones/)

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Published: 2026-10-27T18:02:43.468Z
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