Google Gemini chatbot can now remember things like info about your life, work, and personal preferences.

As pointed out by posters on X and Google's official account, a "memory" feature is now rolling out to a number of Gemini users, including the reporter. Like ChatGPT's memory, Gemini's adds context to the current conversation. For example, ask Gemini to remember foods you like, and next time you ask for restaurant recommendations, it may tailor its suggestions to your culinary leanings.

According to 9to5Google, memory is only available for subscribers to Google's $20-per-month Google One AI Premium plan and hasn't yet made its way to the Gemini apps on iOS and Android—just the web client.

In the Gemini UI, Google provides some examples of what might be interesting priming memories: "Use plain language and avoid jargon," "I can only write code in JavaScript," and "When planning trips, include the cost per day." The company says that the feature, which at present supports only prompts in English, can be turned off at any time but that memories are stored until manually deleted.

But Gemini memories aren't used for training models. "Your saved information is never shared or used to train the model," a Google spokesperson told TechCrunch via email.

Memory features like those in ChatGPT and Gemini can be abused if not carefully designed with guardrails in place. Last February, a security researcher discovered that hackers could surreptitiously plant "false" memories in ChatGPT in such a way as to effectively steal a user's data in perpetuity.