Google’s Gemini AI chatbot now has the ability to recall information from previous conversations, allowing for more personalized and fluid interactions, the company announced in a blog post.
The new feature enables Gemini to summarize past discussions and remember details shared in previous chat threads, eliminating the need for users to repeat themselves or search through old conversations.
Starting today, the memory recall capability is rolling out to English-speaking subscribers of Google’s $20-per-month AI chatbot service, Google One AI Premium. Google plans to expand the feature to additional languages and enterprise users in the coming weeks.
While the update enhances user experience, it also raises privacy concerns. In response, Google is providing users with control over their chat history, allowing them to review, delete, or manage how long conversations are stored. The recall feature can also be turned off entirely via the “My Activity” settings in Gemini. Google emphasized that user conversations are not used to train its AI models.
Memory and recall features are becoming a focus for AI chatbot developers. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has previously stated that improved memory is one of the most requested features for ChatGPT.
Both Google and OpenAI have introduced memory capabilities in the past year, allowing chatbots to remember user preferences such as names, dietary choices, and transportation habits. However, these memory features do not include full conversation recall by default.
