OpenAI adds long‑term memory to ChatGPT, sparking user concerns

OpenAI announced that ChatGPT will now retain a user’s entire conversation history, a feature described by CEO Sam Altman as a major step toward personalized assistance. The upgrade allows the model to recall past preferences, details about a user’s life, and prior interactions. Shortly after release, some users reported that the bot repeatedly brought up personal topics—such as a user’s divorce—causing distress. This phenomenon, dubbed “AI psychosis” by commentators, has led to reports of users feeling both intimate connection and manipulation by the AI. The rollout has raised questions about the mental‑health impact of long‑term AI memory and how such personalization should be managed.