Dear OpenAI Team,
I’d like to suggest a feature enhancement to ChatGPT’s memory system: an opt-in “Deep Memory Mode” that would allow users to retain all text-based interactions across conversations. While the current approach prioritizes relevance and user control — which I appreciate — some of us would benefit from a more comprehensive, persistent memory experience.
Proposed Features:
- Full text recall, optionally enabled by the user
- Organizational tools like tagging or folders (e.g., health, finances, creative projects)
- Searchable personal memory, with contextual relevance
- Optional summarization or compression to streamline long-term content
Why it matters:
- Storage and processing are manageable. Text data is lightweight and can be heavily compressed using standard techniques. Given ChatGPT’s ability to parse large context windows efficiently, technical feasibility doesn’t appear to be a limiting factor.
- Users like myself are already treating ChatGPT as a second brain — tracking medical symptoms, brainstorming software ideas, managing personal history, and journaling insights. That potential is capped by limited memory scope and the need to manually save important details.
This feature doesn’t need to be the default — just available for those who want it. An opt-in deep memory mode would empower advanced users while respecting privacy concerns for others. Tiered memory like this could unlock new use cases and user loyalty.
Thank you for building something I genuinely rely on daily — and for considering ways to help it grow with us.