ChatGPT Enhances Web Searches with Personalized 'Memory' Feature
April 20, 2025
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OpenAI is once again enhancing ChatGPT's memory capabilities, this time with a feature called "Memory with Search." Announced quietly through a changelog and support pages on their website, this new tool allows ChatGPT to use details from past conversations—like your favorite foods—to enhance web search queries. It's a subtle yet powerful upgrade that promises to make your interactions with the bot even more personalized and relevant.
Just yesterday, the ChatGPT release notes were updated to include o3 and o4-mini, added on April 16, 2025. But what caught everyone's attention was the mention of "Memory with Search." As Tibor Blaho pointed out on X, "anyone seen this rolling out already? Not for me yet."
ChatGPT release notes were updated yesterday with o3 and o4-mini added to ChatGPT on Apr 16, 2025 – but interestingly, they also mention "Memory with Search" (anyone seen this rolling out already? Not for me yet) pic.twitter.com/oVBcJNqf6z
— Tibor Blaho (@btibor91) April 18, 2025
This update follows closely on the heels of OpenAI's recent improvements to ChatGPT's memory tool, which now can reference a user's entire chat history. It's part of OpenAI's broader strategy to set ChatGPT apart from competitors like Anthropic's Claude and Google's Gemini, the latter of which also boasts a memory feature.
According to OpenAI's documentation, when Memory with Search is active and a user enters a prompt that requires a web search, ChatGPT will transform that prompt into a search query. This query can then tap into relevant information from the user's memory to make it more effective and useful. For instance, if ChatGPT "remembers" that you're vegan and live in San Francisco, it might convert the prompt "what are some restaurants near me that I’d like" into "good vegan restaurants, San Francisco."
If you're not keen on this feature, you can easily turn it off by disabling Memory in the ChatGPT settings menu. As for availability, it's a bit of a mystery right now—some users on X have reported seeing Memory with Search in action earlier this week, but it seems it's not yet widespread.
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LawrenceWilliams
April 21, 2025 at 2:36:29 PM GMT
ChatGPT's new memory feature is kinda neat! It remembers stuff from our chats and uses it to make my searches better. It's like having a personal assistant that knows me. But sometimes it gets things wrong, which can be annoying. Still, it's a step in the right direction! 🤓
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ScottKing
April 21, 2025 at 9:04:38 AM GMT
ChatGPTの新しいメモリ機能は結構便利ですね！チャットの内容を覚えて、それを使って検索をより良くしてくれます。まるで自分を知っているパーソナルアシスタントを持っているみたい。でも時々間違えることがあって、それがちょっとイライラします。それでも、前進の一歩ですね！🤓
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PatrickMartinez
April 21, 2025 at 11:50:40 AM GMT
O novo recurso de memória do ChatGPT é bem legal! Ele lembra coisas das nossas conversas e usa isso para melhorar minhas buscas. É como ter um assistente pessoal que me conhece. Mas às vezes ele erra, o que pode ser irritante. Ainda assim, é um passo na direção certa! 🤓
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WillieJones
April 20, 2025 at 5:49:00 PM GMT
La nueva función de memoria de ChatGPT es bastante genial! Recuerda cosas de nuestras charlas y las usa para mejorar mis búsquedas. Es como tener un asistente personal que me conoce. Pero a veces se equivoca, lo que puede ser molesto. Aún así, es un paso en la dirección correcta! 🤓
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WillieRamirez
April 21, 2025 at 2:43:01 AM GMT
Die neue Gedächtnisfunktion von ChatGPT ist ziemlich cool! Sie merkt sich Dinge aus unseren Gesprächen und nutzt sie, um meine Suchen zu verbessern. Es ist, als hätte ich einen persönlichen Assistenten, der mich kennt. Aber manchmal macht sie Fehler, was nervig sein kann. Trotzdem, ein Schritt in die richtige Richtung! 🤓
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FrankRodriguez
April 20, 2025 at 4:24:52 PM GMT
ChatGPT's new Memory with Search feature is pretty cool! Now it remembers my favorite foods and uses that to make my searches more personal. It's like having a friend who knows me well, but sometimes it gets a bit too personal, you know? Overall, it's a neat upgrade, just wish it had an 'off' switch for those times I want to keep things private. 😅
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April 20, 2025
KennethJones
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OpenAI is once again enhancing ChatGPT's memory capabilities, this time with a feature called "Memory with Search." Announced quietly through a changelog and support pages on their website, this new tool allows ChatGPT to use details from past conversations—like your favorite foods—to enhance web search queries. It's a subtle yet powerful upgrade that promises to make your interactions with the bot even more personalized and relevant.
Just yesterday, the ChatGPT release notes were updated to include o3 and o4-mini, added on April 16, 2025. But what caught everyone's attention was the mention of "Memory with Search." As Tibor Blaho pointed out on X, "anyone seen this rolling out already? Not for me yet."
ChatGPT release notes were updated yesterday with o3 and o4-mini added to ChatGPT on Apr 16, 2025 – but interestingly, they also mention "Memory with Search" (anyone seen this rolling out already? Not for me yet) pic.twitter.com/oVBcJNqf6z
— Tibor Blaho (@btibor91) April 18, 2025
This update follows closely on the heels of OpenAI's recent improvements to ChatGPT's memory tool, which now can reference a user's entire chat history. It's part of OpenAI's broader strategy to set ChatGPT apart from competitors like Anthropic's Claude and Google's Gemini, the latter of which also boasts a memory feature.
According to OpenAI's documentation, when Memory with Search is active and a user enters a prompt that requires a web search, ChatGPT will transform that prompt into a search query. This query can then tap into relevant information from the user's memory to make it more effective and useful. For instance, if ChatGPT "remembers" that you're vegan and live in San Francisco, it might convert the prompt "what are some restaurants near me that I’d like" into "good vegan restaurants, San Francisco."
If you're not keen on this feature, you can easily turn it off by disabling Memory in the ChatGPT settings menu. As for availability, it's a bit of a mystery right now—some users on X have reported seeing Memory with Search in action earlier this week, but it seems it's not yet widespread.
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April 21, 2025 at 2:36:29 PM GMT
ChatGPT's new memory feature is kinda neat! It remembers stuff from our chats and uses it to make my searches better. It's like having a personal assistant that knows me. But sometimes it gets things wrong, which can be annoying. Still, it's a step in the right direction! 🤓
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April 21, 2025 at 9:04:38 AM GMT
ChatGPTの新しいメモリ機能は結構便利ですね！チャットの内容を覚えて、それを使って検索をより良くしてくれます。まるで自分を知っているパーソナルアシスタントを持っているみたい。でも時々間違えることがあって、それがちょっとイライラします。それでも、前進の一歩ですね！🤓
0
April 21, 2025 at 11:50:40 AM GMT
O novo recurso de memória do ChatGPT é bem legal! Ele lembra coisas das nossas conversas e usa isso para melhorar minhas buscas. É como ter um assistente pessoal que me conhece. Mas às vezes ele erra, o que pode ser irritante. Ainda assim, é um passo na direção certa! 🤓
0
April 20, 2025 at 5:49:00 PM GMT
La nueva función de memoria de ChatGPT es bastante genial! Recuerda cosas de nuestras charlas y las usa para mejorar mis búsquedas. Es como tener un asistente personal que me conoce. Pero a veces se equivoca, lo que puede ser molesto. Aún así, es un paso en la dirección correcta! 🤓
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April 21, 2025 at 2:43:01 AM GMT
Die neue Gedächtnisfunktion von ChatGPT ist ziemlich cool! Sie merkt sich Dinge aus unseren Gesprächen und nutzt sie, um meine Suchen zu verbessern. Es ist, als hätte ich einen persönlichen Assistenten, der mich kennt. Aber manchmal macht sie Fehler, was nervig sein kann. Trotzdem, ein Schritt in die richtige Richtung! 🤓
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April 20, 2025 at 4:24:52 PM GMT
ChatGPT's new Memory with Search feature is pretty cool! Now it remembers my favorite foods and uses that to make my searches more personal. It's like having a friend who knows me well, but sometimes it gets a bit too personal, you know? Overall, it's a neat upgrade, just wish it had an 'off' switch for those times I want to keep things private. 😅
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