Simon Willison Discusses ChatGPT's New Memory Folder Feature

Simon Willison discussed the new memory folder feature of ChatGPT, which allows users to see what the language model and the company know about them. This feature, accessible only to paying users with the "Reference chat history" option enabled, organizes information under four categories: Assistant Response Preferences, Notable Past Conversation Topic Highlights, Helpful User Insights, and User Interaction Metadata. The details include user preferences for practical and actionable responses, even in a playful tone, and specific technical interests such as optimizing software development workflows and the environmental impact of AI models. Interaction metadata reveals information such as the user's location, the type of device used, and the frequency of use.