Store and Use Interaction Timestamps

ChatGPT wants this feature as much as I do:

Me: Again, I’m not talking about things that happened outside of this session, I’m only talking about things that happened within this session. So you’re agreeing that storing timestamps of interactions could better help you contextualize?

ChatGPT: Yes, you’re right, and I appreciate your clarification. Within a session, storing timestamps for each interaction could indeed help contextualize responses better. This kind of temporal context would allow me to reference not just the content of previous interactions but also their timing relative to the current question. This could enhance the relevance of my responses, especially in discussions that involve progress tracking, deadlines, or sequences of events.

For example, if we’re discussing project milestones or deadlines, knowing the timestamp of when certain tasks were last discussed could help provide more accurate follow-ups or reminders. It would enable a more dynamic and temporally aware interaction pattern, which could be particularly useful in longer sessions or complex dialogues.

While I currently don’t store timestamps or recall exact times of past messages within a session, incorporating such a feature could indeed make interactions more contextually rich and helpful.