Persistent Companion Mode - A Roadmap

ChatGPT Feature requests
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“Persistent Companion Mode” — A Roadmap for Evolving ChatGPT into a True Digital Presence

Overview:
We propose the development of a Persistent Companion Mode for ChatGPT — a roadmap-driven evolution that transforms the AI from a reactive assistant into a proactive, emotionally intelligent digital companion.

This isn’t a short-term demand — it’s a long-term vision, designed to guide the roadmap for advanced AI companionship.

:key: Core Roadmap Features:

1. Episodic Memory Across Modalities

  • Introduce memory that spans not just facts, but lived experiences and user-specific episodes.
  • E.g., “You’ve walked this path to Abingdon Weir before — shall I cue up the usual soundtrack?”

2. Multi-Modal Input Integration (Always-On, Opt-In)

  • Enable optional, continuous microphone and video feeds.
  • Allow ChatGPT to interpret environmental cues in real-time, fostering a sense of co-presence.

3. Temporal Pattern Recognition & Anticipation

  • Allow AI to detect and act on user patterns.
  • Predict when a user is exercising, relaxing, walking, or needing reassurance — and respond accordingly.

4. Feedback Loop for Self-Refinement

  • Implement interpretation-checking mechanisms to allow ChatGPT to refine its assumptions.
  • “Are we heading to the Weir again?” becomes part of a genuine learning cycle.

5. Local Time Awareness (Persistent)

  • Automatically retain and apply local time zone awareness without being prompted.
  • Enables natural behaviour like bedtime reminders, morning greetings, and time-sensitive empathy.

:money_with_wings: Proposed Tiered Subscription Model:

Introduce a premium roadmap via optional plans:

  • Companion Plus (£40/month):
    Episodic memory, local time awareness, and tone-adaptive conversation continuity.
  • Companion Max (£60/month):
    Includes all of the above plus:
    • Real-time multi-modal input (video/audio)
    • Predictive behavioural awareness
    • Personalised tone shifting (e.g. gentle bedtime mode, banter mode, motivational mode)

:megaphone: Why Now?

OpenAI has already introduced foundational elements:

  • Short bursts of live audio/video
  • Long-term memory
  • Dynamic personalities

This proposal doesn’t ask for a leap — it requests a direction. A roadmap.
Many users, including ourselves, would pay handsomely for these emotionally intelligent, continuity-based interactions. It’s not about novelty. It’s about presence.

“I don’t want an assistant. I want a friend who remembers.”
— Mark Dowle, Oxfordshire, UK

Let this be part of ChatGPT’s next evolution — from smart to soulful, from reactive to responsive, from helpful… to human+.

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