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   Grok may start remembering everything you ask it to do, according to new   
   reports   
      
   Date:   
   Tue, 15 Apr 2025 01:00:00 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   xAI is adding a memory featur to Grok.   
      
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   xAIs Grok may be about to start remembering your conversations as part of a   
   broader slate of updates rolling out, all of which seek to match ChatGPT,   
   Google Gemini, and other rivals. Elon Musks company tends to pitch Grok as a   
   plucky upstart in a world of staid AI tools; it also seems to be aiming for   
   parity on features like memory, voice, and image editing.    
      
   As spotted by one user on X , it appears that Grok will get a new    
   "Personalise with Memories" switch in settings. This would be a big deal if    
   it works and mark a shift from momentary utility to long-term reliability.   
   Grok's reported memory system, which is still in development but already   
   appearing in the web app, will allow Grok to reference previous chats.    
      
   This means if youve been working with it on something like planning a   
   vacation, writing a screenplay, or just keeping track of the name of that   
   documentary you wanted to watch, Grok could say, Hey, didnt we already talk   
   about this?    
      
   Groks memory is expected to be user-controlled as well, which means youll be   
   able to manage what the AI remembers and delete specific memories or   
   everything Grok has remembered all at once. Thats increasingly the standard   
   among AI competitors, and itll likely be essential for trust, especially as   
   more people start using these tools for work, personal planning, and   
   remembering which child prefers which bedtime story.    
      
   This should put Grok more or less on par with what OpenAI has done with   
   ChatGPTs memory rollout, albeit on a much shorter timeline. The breakneck    
   pace is part of the pitch for Grok, even when it doesn't quite work yet. Some   
   users have reported already seeing the memory feature available, but it's not   
   available to everyone yet, and the exact rollout schedule is unclear.    
      
   Remember Grok    
      
   Of course, giving memory to a chatbot is a bit like giving a goldfish a   
   planner, meaning its only useful if it knows what to do with it. Even so, xAI   
   seems to be layering memory into Grok Web in tandem with a handful of other   
   upgrades that lean toward making it feel more like an actual assistant and   
   less like a snarky trivia machine.    
      
   This memory update is starting to appear as a range of other Grok upgrades   
   loom on the horizon. Grok 3.5 is expected any day now, with Grok 4 slotted    
   for the end of the year.    
      
   Theres also a new vision feature in development for Groks voice mode,    
   allowing users to point their phones at things and hear a description and   
   analysis of what's around them.    
      
   It's another feature that ChatGPT and Gemini users will find familiar, and   
   Groks vision tool is still being tested. Upgrades are also coming to the   
   recently released image editing feature that lets users upload a picture,   
   select a style, and ask Grok to modify it.    
      
   Its part of the ongoing competition among AI chatbots to make AI models   
   artistically versatile. Combine that with the upcoming Google Drive   
   integration, and Grok starts to look a little more serious as a competitor.    
      
   Also on the horizon is Grok Workspaces, a kind of digital whiteboard for   
   collaborating with Grok on a more significant project. These updates suggest   
   that xAI is pivoting to make Grok seem less like a novelty and more like a   
   necessity. xAI clearly sees Groks future as being more useful than just a set   
   of sarcastic and mean voice responses .    
      
   Still, even as Grok gains these long-awaited features, questions remain about   
   whether it can match the depth and polish of its more established   
   counterparts. Its one thing to bolt a memory system onto a chatbot. Its   
   another thing entirely to make that memory meaningful.    
      
   Whether Grok becomes your go-to assistant or stays a curious toy used only   
   when some aspect goes viral depends on how well xAI can connect all these new   
   capabilities into something cohesive, intuitive, and a little less chaotic.   
   But for now, at least, it finally remembers your name.   
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/computing/artificial-intelligence/grok-will-start-re   
   membering-everything-you-ask-it-to-do   
      
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