Lesson 235 of 1169
AI Does Not Know You — And That Is Actually Okay
AI does not know your name, your friends, your school, or anything about your life unless you tell it. Here is why that matters.
Explorers · AI Foundations · ~3 min read
The big idea
Every time you start a new chat, AI does not remember anything from before. It does not know your name, your school, your address, or anything about you. That is a safety feature.
Some examples
- If you open a new chat tomorrow, AI will not remember what you said today.
- AI cannot see your face, your house, or your family unless you tell it.
- AI does not know what city you are in unless the website tells it.
- AI cannot find you, follow you, or send you mail.
Try it!
Open a chatbot. Type 'Do you know who I am?' See what it says. Then close the chat and open a new one. Type the same thing. Notice how it has no memory.
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