Since its launch in November 2022, ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, has taken the digital world by storm. With the help of ChatGPT, users can generate responses to their questions, requests, and commands. Earlier in 2023, OpenAI also announced a new feature called ‘memory’ for ChatGPT that can recall information discussed in previous conversations.
Now, the company has brought a new way to efficiently view or manage all the previous chat conversations with the introduction of a search feature for the web app. The company announced the feature through a new post on X, “We’re starting to roll out the ability to search through your chat history on ChatGPT web. Now you can quickly & easily bring up a chat to reference, or pick up a chat where you left off.”
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Searching Through Your ChatGPT Conversations
The history search is a unique feature for the ‘memory’ for ChatGPT, as it can let users bring up an old chat to remember something or pick back up a chat right where it was left off, especially if their query was unresolved. This feature is also said to reduce the need for users to repeat information and to find clear links to relevant sources.
Besides, OpenAI has confirmed that this new magnifying glass icon is currently rolling out to all users. ChatGPT Plus and Teams subscribers will have access to it by the end of October 2024. In contrast, Enterprise and Edu subscribers will get it at the start of next month. Fortunately, free users will also get access to the chat history feature by the end of November 2024.
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OpenAI Testing ChatGPT App For Windows Users
OpenAI seems to be testing a ChatGpt app for Windows -- but it’s only available to paid users for now. Users can download an early version of the app from the Microsoft Store. Similar to the Mac version of the app, ChatGPT on Windows lets users ask the AI-powered chatbot questions in a dedicated window that users can keep open alongside their apps. Users can quickly access the app by using the Alt + Space shortcut.
The app will also let users upload files and photos to ChatGPT and comes with access to a preview of OpenAI’s o1 model capable of “reasoning.” The app still has a lot of work to be done and is missing some capabilities, like advanced voice mode.
Just days after OpenAI launched its ChatGPT app on Mac in June, a developer spotted a security vulnerability that stored conversations in plain text. openAI has since fixed this issue and now encrypts locally stored data.