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Introducing ChatGPT’s New Feature: Conversation Recall
The new memory feature can recall past interactions for personalized assistance. OpenAI claims privacy has not been compromised.
Interacting with AI chatbots has often presented a challenge: once a conversation concludes, all context is lost. The AI fails to retain pertinent details, hampering its potential as a true digital assistant capable of providing personalized guidance.
OpenAI has now addressed this limitation by introducing a memory feature to ChatGPT, enabling the bot to recall important information from past interactions and utilize it in subsequent queries.

The mechanism is straightforward: users can prompt ChatGPT to remember specific details, such as a child’s peanut allergy or an email signature preference. Subsequently, the bot stores this information and applies it to future interactions and tasks.
Furthermore, the system accumulates knowledge organically over time, enhancing its understanding of user preferences and requirements.
Each custom GPT instance, like Books GPT, maintains its distinct memory, enabling more tailored experiences. For instance, Books GPT can recall previously read books and preferred genres. This feature is particularly beneficial for those using the diverse range of chatbots available in the GPT Store.
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Although no different to the data storage practices of Google and others, concerns regarding privacy persist. OpenAI assures users of control over ChatGPT’s memory, with sensitive topics such as health data not automatically retained. Users can instruct the bot to forget information, supplemented by subtle adjustments accessible through the Manage Memory tab in the settings. For those uncomfortable with the concept, the option to disable the feature entirely also exists.
Currently in beta, the memory feature is being gradually introduced to a limited number of ChatGPT free and Plus users, with plans for broader availability in the future. In the interim, those intrigued by the concept can glimpse into a future that’s beginning to look a lot like the movie “Her”.
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AltoVolo Opens Orders For Limited Edition Sigma eVTOLs
Early buyers can now reserve build slots for AltoVolo’s 500-mile hybrid aircraft through a new online configurator.
AltoVolo has started taking pre-orders for its first electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft, the Sigma, moving the startup closer to commercial rollout. Customers can now secure a build slot with a £860 deposit and customize every detail online — from paintwork to seatbelt stitching. It’s the first configurator of its kind for a civilian eVTOL, mirroring how luxury car brands let clients tailor performance models before production.
The Sigma runs on a hybrid-electric tilting jet system built for long range and low noise. It can travel up to 500 miles at a 220-mph cruise, and is over 80% quieter than a helicopter. The three-seater weighs just 980kg and can maintain stable flight even if one jet fails. Safety systems include triple-redundant controls, thrust-vectoring stability and a ballistic parachute.
“We will be delivering an ultra-refined hybrid electric aircraft,” said founder and CEO Will Wood. “We believe there are thousands of customers for this type of cutting-edge technology”.
The first 100 units will come with exclusive materials and finishes. AltoVolo is also setting up a global service and maintenance network, with early planning for overhaul schedules already underway. The company’s focus on ownership experience echoes its ambition to anchor itself alongside established aviation brands rather than pure tech ventures.
To help new owners train, the company has built a full-scale simulator that replicates the Sigma cockpit in carbon fiber and leather. Pilots can log time toward a license using the system, aligned with the new US MOSAIC rules that ease certification for powered-lift aircraft. Certification work in Europe and the UK continues in parallel, signaling growing international alignment around light sport and eVTOL regulation.
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Noise inside the cabin has become another design focus. Engineers are refining internal vibration levels and developing a responsive soundscape that shifts with each jet’s power load — part feedback, part theatre.
Urban air mobility projects across the Gulf and elsewhere are pushing regulators and manufacturers to meet in the middle. Dubai, Riyadh and Doha have each outlined plans for air taxi corridors this decade. AltoVolo’s hybrid Sigma, sitting between electric promise and aviation realism, looks built for that middle ground.
