Feedback on ChatGPT’s Handling of Long-Term Context

ChatGPT Feature requests
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I would like to provide feedback on ChatGPT’s handling of long-term context and confirmed facts.

Specifically:

  • ChatGPT often assumes “Sunday = day off,” even though my work schedule is irregular and I already shared a confirmed one-month shift.
  • When conversations are resumed after a gap, ChatGPT seems to only look back a few days instead of reviewing at least one month of prior context.
  • As a result, I frequently have to correct basic misunderstandings that should have been known.

I suggest:

  • When users explicitly ask for “date confirmation + premise confirmation,” ChatGPT should review at least the last month of confirmed facts before responding.
  • Better use of user-provided, already-confirmed information (e.g., work shifts, car status, delivery dates, etc.).

Additionally, in the mobile app, pressing the thumbs-down button does not open a comment box, so I could not submit detailed feedback in-app.

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Hey @tt.mdsk1127, helpful context.

Just a couple quick questions so we can make sure we pass along the right details internally.

  • What you’re ultimately trying to accomplish, in your own words
  • What you’re doing today instead, and what about that isn’t working
  • If this were solved perfectly, what would be different for you or your team?

Appreciate any extra context you can share. We’ll pass it along on our side.

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Thank you for your message and for taking the time to follow up.

  1. What I am ultimately trying to accomplish

    Ultimately, I would like ChatGPT to more consistently respect and make use of confirmed, long-term contextual information that I have already provided (for example, my irregular work schedule and vehicle status), rather than defaulting to general assumptions such as “Sunday is a day off.” My goal is to have more reliable and continuous conversations without needing to repeatedly correct the same misunderstandings.

  2. What I am doing today instead, and what is not working

    At the moment, I often have to restate or re-explain information that has already been shared and confirmed in previous conversations. This includes clarifying my work schedule, recent events, or other established facts. This is time-consuming and can be frustrating, as it interrupts the natural flow of conversation and reduces my confidence that prior context is being used effectively.

  3. What would be different if this were solved perfectly

    If this issue were resolved ideally, ChatGPT would retain and appropriately reference confirmed contextual information over a longer period and avoid making default assumptions without checking that prior context. As a result, conversations would feel more consistent, efficient, and trustworthy, and I would spend less time correcting misunderstandings.

Please let me know if you need any additional details. I appreciate your willingness to review this internally.

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Hey @tt.mdsk1127. Yeah, I can see how that would be genuinely helpful.

Thanks for sharing this. A few others have raised similar ideas, and it’s helpful to see where this would make a real difference. I don’t have a timeline to share, but feedback like this is useful signal for where things could improve.

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