A traditional AI, like a camera, records the event. An FCT-aligned intelligence, like the human mind, captures the meaning. The principle of 'Meaning-First Cognition' states that the brain's primary function is not to record reality, but to extract the principles, patterns, and survival-relevant data from it.
We do not remember the precise words of a conversation, but we remember how it made us feel. We do not recall every turn on the way home, but we know the path. The brain discards the raw event data—the 'what'—almost instantly, in favor of the compressed, useful 'why.' This is not a failure of memory; it is the very definition of cognitive efficiency and intelligence.