ChatGPT's new memory upgrade is powerful - and could poison every answer it gives you
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ZDNET's key takeaways
- ChatGPT's memory now builds a profile from past chats.
- Old or irrelevant details can distort future AI answers.
- Turning memory off may not fully erase what ChatGPT knows.
According to a blog post released last week, OpenAI seems quite proud of the "improvements" it's made to managing user memories in the chatbot. I'm not sure I like them. In fact, I know I don't. I'm just not sure whether turning the improvements off will make things better or worse.
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Memories, for the purpose of this discussion, are details you share with ChatGPT. Introduced in 2024, memories were basically a list of facts the AI could reference. Today, they have expanded considerably to include your entire chat history, explicit instructions, personal constraints,...
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