Memory Summary should not replace Saved Memories.
OpenAI Developer Community
June 13, 2026
Memory Summary should not replace Saved Memories.
Saved Memories and Memory Summary serve different purposes. Saved Memories are explicit, user-controlled information that the user intentionally stores, reviews, edits, and deletes. Memory Summary is an automatically generated interpretation of past context. Because it summarizes and infers, it cannot preserve precise details, exceptions, priorities, or user intent as reliably as Saved Memories.
The main problem is that Memory Summary appears to be treated as a replacement for Saved Memories, even though it does not provide the same level of control, transparency, or precision. This causes unwanted or outdated information to be reused, while users have less ability to see exactly what is being remembered or to manage it item by item.
Please do not replace Saved Memories with Memory Summary. Memory Summary should be an optional supporting layer, not a substitute. Saved Memories should remain available, editable, and prioritized over any automatically generated summary.
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