OpenAI Upgrades Memory in ChatGPT 436co Can Reference to s’ Previous Chats

OpenAI says the new feature in ChatGPT will enable it to provide more personalised responses based on s’ preferences. f731h

Written by Siddharth Suvarna | Updated: 11 April 2025 17:42 IST

OpenAI Upgrades Memory in ChatGPT, Can Reference to s’ Previous Chats

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The ChatGPT feature will not be available in the EEA, UK, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein

Highlights

Earlier, Memories in ChatGPT could only specific information
OpenAI says the chatbot can now naturally build on past conversations
The improved Memory feature is rolling out to ChatGPT Plus and Pro s

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OpenAI announced an update to the Memory feature in ChatGPT on Thursday. The San Francisco-based artificial intelligence (AI) firm is now improving the memory function so that it can not only certain information ers' preferences and interests, but can also and reference past conversations. The company said the new feature will enable the chatbot to have a more natural conversation with s, and will appear more like a companion. The new feature is currently rolling out to specific paid tiers of ChatGPT.

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In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), the AI firm announced the rollout of the new Memory upgrade in ChatGPT. The feature has begun rolling out to ChatGPT Plus and Pro subscribers globally. However, due to data privacy rules, the company is not planning to release the feature in the European Economic Area (EEA), Liechtenstein, Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, and the UK. OpenAI said it will expand the feature to Team, Enterprise, and Edu s in the next few weeks.

The Memory feature was first introduced by OpenAI in February 2024 to the paid subscribers and then later expanded to all s. However, at the time, it could only certain pieces of information around the 's preferences and interests. However, now, Memory can not only this but also reference all of your past chats.

ChatGPT Plus Is Now Free Until the End of May, but There's a Catch

Starting today, memory in ChatGPT can now reference all of your past chats to provide more personalized responses, drawing on your preferences and interests to make it even more helpful for writing, getting advice, learning, and beyond. pic.twitter.com/s9BrWl94iY
— OpenAI (@OpenAI) April 10, 2025

This means when a asks the chatbot about something that was previously discussed last week, the AI will already have context of the topic and can build the conversation on top of that. Notably, in AI systems, memory function is achieved by Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). However, OpenAI's approach is different, as it is offering a persistent profile memory. This is likely being stored outside of individual chats, but technical details about the feature have not been disclosed.

OpenAI is also giving s the option to opt out of referencing past chats, or Memory entirely. s can go to Settings, navigate to Personalisation, and make changes to the Memory setting. Notably, if a previously opted out of Memory, the new feature will be turned off by default.

s can also ask ChatGPT about what it re about the by sharing a text prompt. Additionally, if s want to have a particular conversation without using memory or having the AI any of it, they can opt for the temporary chat option.

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