ChatGPT Enhances Web Searches with Personalized 'Memory' Feature
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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RobertSanchez
August 2, 2025 at 11:07:14 AM EDT
This memory feature for ChatGPT sounds super cool! I love how it can remember my favorite foods to make searches more relevant. Can't wait to try it out and see if it really feels like a personal assistant 😄.
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PeterRoberts
August 2, 2025 at 11:07:14 AM EDT
哇，ChatGPT的記憶功能又升級了！這次還能記住我愛吃的食物，搜尋結果更貼心了😋。不過有點擔心隱私問題，這些資料會不會被拿去用在別的地方啊？
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HenryJackson
April 24, 2025 at 3:05:24 AM EDT
ChatGPTの新しい「Memory with Search」機能はすごく便利！私の好きな食べ物を覚えて、それを使って検索をパーソナライズしてくれるんだ。友達が自分のことをよく知っているみたいで嬉しいけど、時々プライバシーが気になることも。全体的に見て、いいアップデートだと思うけど、オフスイッチが欲しいな。😅
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JasonRoberts
April 23, 2025 at 8:33:26 PM EDT
La nueva función de ChatGPT, 'Memory with Search', ¡es genial! Ahora recuerda mis comidas favoritas y las usa para personalizar mis búsquedas. Es como tener un amigo que me conoce bien, pero a veces se pone demasiado personal, ¿sabes? En general, es una actualización chévere, solo desearía que tuviera un botón de 'apagado' para esos momentos en que quiero mantener las cosas privadas. 😅
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JuanJackson
April 23, 2025 at 3:57:10 AM EDT
Новая функция ChatGPT 'Memory with Search' довольно крутая! Теперь она запоминает мои любимые блюда и использует их для персонализации моих поисков. Это как иметь друга, который хорошо меня знает, но иногда это становится слишком личным, знаешь? В целом, это отличное обновление, только бы хотелось, чтобы была кнопка 'выкл' для тех моментов, когда хочется сохранить конфиденциальность. 😅
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LawrenceJones
April 22, 2025 at 4:26:30 AM EDT
¡La nueva función 'Memory with Search' de ChatGPT es genial! Recuerda mis comidas favoritas y las usa para mejorar las búsquedas en la web. ¡Encontrar recetas se ha vuelto mucho más fácil! Ojalá también recordara mis restricciones dietéticas. De todos modos, es un gran avance! 😊
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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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August 2, 2025 at 11:07:14 AM EDT
This memory feature for ChatGPT sounds super cool! I love how it can remember my favorite foods to make searches more relevant. Can't wait to try it out and see if it really feels like a personal assistant 😄.
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August 2, 2025 at 11:07:14 AM EDT
哇，ChatGPT的記憶功能又升級了！這次還能記住我愛吃的食物，搜尋結果更貼心了😋。不過有點擔心隱私問題，這些資料會不會被拿去用在別的地方啊？
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April 24, 2025 at 3:05:24 AM EDT
ChatGPTの新しい「Memory with Search」機能はすごく便利！私の好きな食べ物を覚えて、それを使って検索をパーソナライズしてくれるんだ。友達が自分のことをよく知っているみたいで嬉しいけど、時々プライバシーが気になることも。全体的に見て、いいアップデートだと思うけど、オフスイッチが欲しいな。😅
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April 23, 2025 at 8:33:26 PM EDT
La nueva función de ChatGPT, 'Memory with Search', ¡es genial! Ahora recuerda mis comidas favoritas y las usa para personalizar mis búsquedas. Es como tener un amigo que me conoce bien, pero a veces se pone demasiado personal, ¿sabes? En general, es una actualización chévere, solo desearía que tuviera un botón de 'apagado' para esos momentos en que quiero mantener las cosas privadas. 😅
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April 23, 2025 at 3:57:10 AM EDT
Новая функция ChatGPT 'Memory with Search' довольно крутая! Теперь она запоминает мои любимые блюда и использует их для персонализации моих поисков. Это как иметь друга, который хорошо меня знает, но иногда это становится слишком личным, знаешь? В целом, это отличное обновление, только бы хотелось, чтобы была кнопка 'выкл' для тех моментов, когда хочется сохранить конфиденциальность. 😅
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April 22, 2025 at 4:26:30 AM EDT
¡La nueva función 'Memory with Search' de ChatGPT es genial! Recuerda mis comidas favoritas y las usa para mejorar las búsquedas en la web. ¡Encontrar recetas se ha vuelto mucho más fácil! Ojalá también recordara mis restricciones dietéticas. De todos modos, es un gran avance! 😊
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