How to Make Gemini Have a "Memory" and Remember Things About You
One of the worst things about chatbots like Gemini is that no matter how smart they are, they're not very good at learning and remembering things.
For example, if we are vegetarians and we use AI to look at recipes, every time we talk to it we always have to remind it not to put meat ingredients in our dishes.
Imagine you only know how to code in Python and Gemini always returns code in Rust or Javascript. Trouble, right?
To solve this problem and not have to always repeat the same rules and restrictions, we can use a function called “Saved Information” that allows us to do exactly that: provide information to Gemini so that it always takes it into account in all conversations.
If you want Gemini to save relevant information in its "memory" follow these steps:
- Open Gemini .
- In the side menu, go to “Settings” and enter “Saved information”.
- Click on the "Add" button.
Add the information you want Gemini to remember. Currently, this feature is only available in English, so you will need to write the request in English.
Once you've saved the information, you can edit or delete it by clicking on the 3-dot drop-down menu that appears right next to it and tapping Edit.
In the example screenshots, you can see that I asked it to only write short, concise answers. This can be very useful to prevent the AI from getting sidetracked when all we want is hard, straight-to-the-point information.
Of course, we could also ask him to do the opposite and ask you to prepare longer answers, or use academic language, or, for example, always translate all your answers into English or some other language. The possibilities are almost endless.
- Note: This feature is being rolled out gradually, and if you haven't received it yet, you should be patient.