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  "path": "/t/memory-summary-should-not-replace-saved-memories/1383601#post_4",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-16T07:29:29.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Deltarune:\n\n> Memory Summary should not replace Saved Memories.\n>\n> 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.\n>\n> 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 This causes unwanted or outdated information to be reused, while users have less ability to see exactly what is being remembered or to manage it item by item.\n>\n> 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.\n\nI completely agree with this.\n\nI am experiencing the same issue. I intentionally saved specific instructions, writing frameworks, and custom workflows into Memory so I would not need to re-enter them every time. Previously, I could trigger those instructions with a simple prompt and ChatGPT would reliably recognize them.\n\nRecently, that behavior has changed. It feels like the system only remembers a high-level summary of my preferences instead of the actual details I explicitly saved. As a result, important rules, priorities, and custom instructions are either partially recalled or completely missing.\n\nFor users who rely on ChatGPT for professional work, this is extremely frustrating. A Memory Summary is not a replacement for Saved Memories. Summaries are useful for general context, but they cannot preserve detailed frameworks, writing standards, operating procedures, or other precise instructions that users intentionally chose to save.\n\nSaved Memories should remain transparent, editable, and prioritized over automatically generated summaries. Otherwise, the reliability of long-term workflows is significantly reduced.\n\nI hope OpenAI considers restoring a clearer separation between Saved Memories and Memory Summary, because the current experience feels less predictable and less dependable than before.",
  "title": "Memory Summary should not replace Saved Memories"
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