ChatGPT builds detailed psychological profiles of users
The gist
A study of 2,050 ChatGPT memory entries from 80 users found 52% held psychological-state information.
The findings raise questions about consent and privacy as chatbots store more about users.
How it unfolded
- Feb 2024OpenAI introduced advertising in ChatGPT, which it says can use past conversations and stored memories to personalize ads if users enable the feature.
- Jun 2024OpenAI enhanced ChatGPT's memory system to summarize past interactions and maintain a profile of user preferences, goals and life circumstances.
- Jun 2026OpenAI introduced a system that folds past conversations into an evolving profile of a user's preferences, goals and circumstances.