For a supposedly artificially intelligent chatbot dubbed Gemini Advanced (for paying users), it doesn’t seem all that… advanced. Google is changing that, introducing improved contextual reasoning by allowing it to access a chat’s history, which in turn lets it offer “more tailored help.”
Gemini Advanced in training
“Starting today, Gemini can now recall your past chats to provide more helpful responses. Whether you’re asking a question about something you’ve already discussed, or asking Gemini to summarize a previous conversation, Gemini now uses information from relevant chats to craft a response,” Google said in an announcement.
That means no more starting over from scratch every time you start a fresh chat. Users can ignore Gemini for an entire week and return as if no time has passed. Not only does the new functionality help the AI assistant appear smarter with more nuanced language choices, but it also means users won’t have to feed information to their bot over and over again. Instead, it’ll refer back to its newfound memory – just like a regular human would.
This is likely the first step in Google’s Gemini becoming a fully-fledged agentic AI, able to recall previous conversations and most importantly, instructions. Coupled with Google’s massive array of home-based products just waiting to be told what to do, it could be the missing link Google has been looking for.
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If you’d rather Gemini not recollect previous chats, that’s an option too. Should Gemini feel the need to refer back to an older conversation, it’ll tell you about it. Google makes it clear that you’re in control of your data, and offers the option to “review, delete or decide how long to keep your chat history.” Disabling the feature entirely is an option too, which can be achieved by visiting the My Activity panel.
The feature is of course reserved for English-speaking benefactors paying the R430/m subscription fee for Gemini Advanced, via Google One AI Premium Plan on the Gemini web and mobile apps. Google reckons it’ll have a couple more languages under its belt in the coming weeks, but failed to delve into any specifics.
