Claude can start remembering things about you.
Paid subscribers to Anthropic's generative AI tool can now use a "memory" feature that allows the chatbot to be more contextually aware of the conversations you've previously had with it. So, you can start a new conversation with Claude without having to rehash details you'd already told the chatbot in a previous prompt.
There are obvious benefits to having AI remember what you've told it before -- and perhaps just as many concerns about it. The company says that memory will help Claude focus "on learning your professional context and work patterns to maximize productivity."
It also says that memory introduces "new safety considerations" and that the feature is designed "to be useful in work settings, while avoiding sensitive conversations and topics."
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Anthropic says that the memory feature is fully optional and that users will have granular controls to help them manage exactly what Claude remembers.
Claude joins the likes of ChatGPT and Gemini, which also have memory features, along with the ability to enable or disable them within settings.
Memory will be available to all Claude Max subscribers starting Thursday and will be rolled out to Pro users in the coming days.
Here's what paid Claude users can expect.
Unifying your scattered conversations
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