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You can now transfer memories and chats from another AI to Gemini.
The process works with such AIs as ChatGPT and Claude.
This option helps Gemini personalize its responses to you.
Starting fresh with a new generative AI service can be challenging, as the bot knows nothing about you and therefore can't personalize its responses based on your history, preferences, or past conversations. Now Google is offering a way around that barrier.
New to Gemini is a memory import feature that lets you transfer your memories, chat history, and preferences from another AI service, such as ChatGPT or Claude AI. You can try this if you're leaving a different AI for Gemini or just want to add Google's AI to your repertoire.
"Our new memory import feature can easily bring an understanding of your key preferences, relationships, and personal context directly into Gemini," Google said in a Thursday blog post. "Once you import these memories, Gemini will understand the same key facts you've shared with other apps, like your interests, your sibling's name, or where you grew up. Instead of starting over from scratch, you can quickly get Gemini up to speed on what matters most to you."
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