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Deleted memories are not really deleted

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16 Aug
Deleted memories are not really deleted
OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPT
Other feeds and industry voices
22 Mar
Reference chat history is too strong

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Does anyone else notice that references chat history influences future conversation too much? Is there a way to temporarily disable it for some

OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
30 Mar
What is the best way to manage ChatGPT memory so that it doesn’t mixup things while responding to new chats?

&#32; submitted by &#32; <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/TechTelos-Official"> /u/TechTelos-Official </a> <br /> <span><a

OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
9 Apr
PSA: Always manually delete saved memories

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>If you ask ChatGPT to delete your saved memories, it will always say it has. In my experience, this is a complete lie and the AI did not delete

OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
14 May
Deleted chats aren't deleted

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I started a new chat with a vague question and ChatGPT responded assuming we were continuing the most recent conversation, although I had

OPINION · WHAT · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
14 Oct
Still finding chats I deleted almost a year ago

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Is anyone else having this issue? Chats that I deleted are still coming up in search results when I search a word or a term that might have been

OPINION · WHEN · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
6 May
OAI retaining deleted projects

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Got fed up with the latest update and all it’s “you’re not wrong, but” bullshit. So I wiped my account.</p> <p>2 1/2 years of chats, projects,

OPINION · WHEN · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
16 May
New memory “corrections” feature on desktop has deleted all my other messages within a thread

<!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Anyone else experienced this? I went to correct the wording of a memory from an earlier message ChatGPT had generated, and now I’ve lost all of

OPINION · WHEN · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
10 May
Used ChatGPT (not logged in) but accidentally uploaded sensitive information (was meant to hide some parts), will that information be used? When will it be deleted if stored, is it 30 days?

&#32; submitted by &#32; <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/ThrowRA_HaveAGoodDay"> /u/ThrowRA_HaveAGoodDay </a> <br /> <span><a

OPINION · WHEN · ChatGPTOPEN STORY
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