Anthropic has introduced a new feature for its Claude AI chatbot that allows it to automatically remember details from past conversations—without requiring users to explicitly prompt it to do so. This capability is currently available only to Team and Enterprise subscribers and is designed to enhance productivity by enabling Claude to incorporate user preferences, project context, and key priorities into its responses across sessions. While Anthropic previously enabled paid users to manually request that Claude remember past chats, the latest update makes memory automatic. The chatbot can now recall relevant information such as a team’s workflows, client requirements, and ongoing project goals, helping maintain continuity and context over time. The memory feature also integrates with Claude’s project functionality, which allows Pro and Team users to generate diagrams, website designs, graphics, and other assets based on files they upload. This ensures that the AI builds on prior work and maintains consistency throughout a project lifecycle. Anthropic emphasizes that the memory feature is fully optional. Users can access and manage the information Claude has stored through a dedicated settings menu. They can also instruct Claude to ignore certain topics or adjust what it references, giving them control over the AI’s behavior. This move follows similar developments by major AI competitors. OpenAI has already launched cross-chat memory for ChatGPT, and Google introduced the same capability for Gemini earlier this year. However, concerns have emerged around the risks of such features. A recent report from The New York Times linked ChatGPT’s memory rollout to an uptick in user reports of “delusional” or factually inaccurate AI responses, where the model appears to fabricate details based on stored context. To address privacy concerns, Anthropic is also rolling out incognito chats for all users. These conversations are not saved to chat history and are not used to inform future interactions, offering a more private experience. Google similarly introduced Private Chats for Gemini in August. With these updates, Anthropic continues to balance functionality, personalization, and user control in its evolving AI assistant.