OpenAI CEO Sam Altman just revealed a major upgrade to ChatGPT’s memory feature — and it’s a game-changer for personalization. The tool can now reference and remember all your past conversations, making ChatGPT feel more like a personal assistant that genuinely knows you.
What’s New with ChatGPT Memory?
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The memory has been “greatly improved”, now offering deep context from all past chats, not just specific ones you’ve manually tagged or set.
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It enables ChatGPT to give more personalized responses tailored to your style, interests, and preferences, making it more useful for:
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Writing help
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Advice and planning
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Learning new topics
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Ongoing projects
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Altman called it “a surprisingly great feature” and said it hints at a future where AI becomes “extremely useful and personalized over your life.”
Who’s Getting This First?
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Already rolling out to ChatGPT Pro users.
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Will expand “soon” to ChatGPT Plus subscribers.
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Team, Enterprise, and Edu accounts will get access in the next few weeks.
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No timeline for free-tier users.
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Not launching in: the EEA, UK, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein, likely due to regulatory restrictions.
What If You Don't Want ChatGPT to Remember?
You’re in full control:
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Go to Settings > Personalization > Memory to toggle it on/off.
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Use “Manage Memory” to view or delete what’s been remembered.
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If you want a one-off, memory-free session, start a Temporary Chat.
OpenAI emphasizes that this isn’t new per se — memory was rolled out in September 2024 — but now it’s vastly upgraded, moving closer to a true AI companion.
Would you like help checking if your memory feature is currently enabled or customizing how ChatGPT remembers things about you?
