Google’s Gemini chatbot has learned to remember information about the user’s life, work, and personal preferences. Gemini’s “memory” feature is only available to select users at this time.
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Like the similar feature in ChatGPT, “memory” allows Gemini to expand the context of the current conversation. For example, a chatbot can be commanded to remember your favorite food, and the next time you request a search for nearby restaurants, the chatbot will select options in accordance with your gastronomic preferences.
The “memory” feature will only be available to paid subscribers of Google One AI Premium for Gemini with a monthly fee of $20. According to the 9to5Google portal, the function appeared only in the web version of Gemini and is not yet available in mobile applications for iOS and Android.
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Google gives examples of queries for this feature: “use simple language and avoid jargon,” “I can only code in JavaScript,” and “take into account the cost of daily expenses when planning a trip.” The company notes that the function currently only supports English-language queries and can be disabled at any time, but “memories” are stored until they are deleted manually. The company also claims that it does not use “memories” to train the model.
«Your saved information is not transferred anywhere and is not used to train the model,” a Google representative told TechCrunch.
Computer security experts warn that chatbots’ memory functions can be exploited by attackers if their protection is weak. For example, it was previously reported that a hacker implanted false memories into ChatGPT to steal user data.