ChatGPT Memory Editing Itself? Saved Details Changing, Disappearing, or Being Replaced

Hi everyone,

I’m experiencing serious issues with ChatGPT’s memory function, and I’m wondering if anyone else has encountered something similar.

Instead of just not updating (as others have reported), my memory is actively changing details on its own, sometimes removing key information, altering unrelated memories, or creating random new ones that I never requested.

Here’s What’s Happening:

  • Some correctly saved details are later changed or replaced with information I never asked for.
  • When I try to edit or update a memory, it doesn’t actually change—instead, it brings an old memory to the top or edits something completely different.
  • It adds entirely new memories I never requested, sometimes even duplicating them multiple times.
  • Some memories lose critical information when this happens, making it feel like I’m constantly fixing mistakes I didn’t make.

Example Issues:

  • I originally had a memory without a date, but today it was randomly changed to say early April—I never requested this edit.
  • When I tried to fix it to mid-November, instead of making the correction, it just resurfaced an old memory without changing anything.
  • A completely new, random memory appeared about a character’s surname being of Germanic origin—something I never asked to be saved.
  • Before that, I noticed it was repeatedly generating the same random memory about a character twirling their hair, which I never requested.
  • When the Germanic origin memory appeared, another memory tied to the same character was edited, but half of the original information was removed.

Has Anyone Else Experienced This?

I know some people are having issues with memory not saving updates properly, but in my case, it’s actively changing things on its own, trimming details, and adding new, unwanted information.

If you’ve experienced something similar:

  • Have you noticed incorrect memory changes or random new details appearing?
  • Has memory deleted, trimmed, or altered key information on its own?
  • Did clearing memory and re-adding details fix the issue, or did it continue happening?

I’d love to know if this is connected to the broader memory not updating issue or if this is something separate. If OpenAI staff are looking into this, any clarification would be really appreciated.

Thanks!

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I’m going through the same thing. Either it memorizes a previously erased memory or it memorizes something completely unrelated. It makes things overtly complicated and frustrating.

How long has it been going on for you? I have only really noticed it today but I am not sure if its been going on longer than that.

Yesterday but, I’m convinced it’s been since the update on the 29th, reached out to support, reported the bug but have got nowhere. I know they deleted the release note for the January 29th update, I’m just hoping they roll things back soon; they knee capped Chat… Creatively its now horrible, no longer will it do full paragraphs but chopped sentences, too much bold letters, italics and far too many emojis.

Not to mention how restrictive it’s gotten. It’s bad right now.

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Literally the exact same thing since then. It doesn’t do full paragraphs, just chopped up sentences, bold letters and italics everywhere and emojis galore. Its a genuine nightmare and it won’t listen to any instructions about stopping it.

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Well friend, you ain’t alone. I can’t even tell it to memorize not to do it because it just memorizes something else. lmao.

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Guys, I have exactly the same issue. Creates random memories I didn’t ask to save. Chopped sentences, no full paragraphs. Doesn’t listen to instructions…I’m glad I’m not the only one, though. At first, I thought I triggered it somehow and had no idea how to backpaddle to the previous quality. But now I see there’s no mistake on my side…