Managing ChatGPT Memory Settings | Generated by AI
Question: How to change ChatGPT memory when Memory is enabled?
Answer:
You can manage memory in two ways:
1. Ask ChatGPT directly
Use explicit commands:
Remember that I prefer English answers.
or
Update your memory: I no longer use AMD MI50. Remove that assumption.
or
Forget that I own an AMD MI50 GPU.
For corrections, be very specific:
Change memory:
- Old: I own an AMD MI50 16GB.
- New: I only researched MI50; I do not own one.
ChatGPT should update/remove the stored item.
2. Manage from Settings
Open:
ChatGPT → Profile icon → Settings → Personalization → Manage memories
There you can:
- View saved memories
- Delete individual memories
- Clear all memories
- Turn memory on/off
3. Best practice for avoiding wrong assumptions
Memory is not a full conversation database. It stores long-term facts that seem useful. Sometimes it can generalize incorrectly.
Use phrases like:
This is only a research topic, not something I own.
or:
Do not store this as a fact about me.
For hardware experiments, a good pattern is:
Update memory:
I discuss many GPUs for research. Do not assume I own a GPU unless I explicitly say I bought it.
That prevents future answers from treating every GPU you investigate as your hardware.