ChatGPT’s "Memory" Is Kind of Meh. But You Can Change That.
Some ways to make the memory feature feel more organic.
Is it just me, or does ChatGPT’s memory suck?
Here’s a comment I left last week on this article by
:I feel that the current iteration of ChatGPT's "memory" feature isn't immediately useful. By default, it mainly retains dry "facts" about you (what you do, your name, your kids, etc.). You can of course force-feed it some information proactively and tell it to remember a bunch of bullet points or any other details you explicitly outline.
But I feel like what would make "memory" live up to the promise of a personal assistant is if ChatGPT could start picking up more subtle cues based on interactions. So if I e.g. ask for 10 ideas in a brainstorming session and then tell ChatGPT to go ahead with one of them, I'd like ChatGPT to draw a soft conclusion from this (what made the idea different from the other 9, and what does it say about me and my preferences) and commit that interpretation to "memory" (e.g. "Daniel prefers quick, actionable ideas instead of long-term projects.").
That way, "mem…