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Topics: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Weird, Technology, World News
Olivia Burke
Topics: AI, Artificial Intelligence, Weird, Technology, World News
If you're someone who spills your deepest, darkest secrets to ChatGPT on a regular basis, you might want to put a sock in it from now on.
That's because the memory function of OpenAI's chatbot has been 'greatly improved' by its creators, meaning it will now be able to recall all of your past conversations.
The digital assistant, which is powered by artificial intelligence, will now become a vault of information about its users rather than wiping its memory after each session.
Which is probably both a blessing and a curse, as although it will be able to cater to your needs more efficiently, the thought of ChatGPT cataloguing all your messages seems a bit...creepy.
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The huge update, which is currently being rolled out, was announced on Thursday (10 April) by OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, in a post on X.
He wrote: "We have greatly improved memory in ChatGPT - it can now reference all your past conversations!
"This is a surprisingly great feature imo, and it points at something we are excited about: AI systems that get to know you over your life, and become extremely useful and personalised."
Altman said that the advanced memory feature would become available from Thursday for Pro users, while Plus users would get access 'in the next few days'.
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It is unclear when, if ever, this will become accessible to non-paying ChatGPT users.
As well as this, a host of European countries - including the UK - won't be able to utilise this function for now, due to data protection regulations.
So Brits can breathe a sigh of relief, as ChatGPT still won't be able to recall your conversations for the time being.
Altman explained that those in the 'European Economic Area (EEA), UK, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein' will miss out on the memory feature for now.
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He jokingly added in the post: "Call me, Liechtenstein let's work this out!"
The tech entrepreneur, 39, also revealed that users would be able to 'opt out' of ChatGPT remembering your conversations if you're not a fan of it.
"And you can use temporary chat if you want to have a conversation that won't use or affect memory," he added.
It is hoped that the update will offer users a more personalised experience when using ChatGPT, as it will build up a profile of your preferences and tone over time.
But still, let's call a spade a spade - the chatbot is becoming increasingly human-like.
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Which might be a bit worrying, really, considering research found that AI has become funnier than actual people.