Changed jobs months ago, but Gemini still thinks you work for your old employer? Google is giving users a way to see which personal details its AI assistant remembers — and correct the ones it gets wrong.
The company is rolling out Memory summary, a feature that organizes personal information retained from past conversations into an editable profile. First reported on November 9, it also shows when remembered details were added or changed.
The update brings greater visibility to Gemini’s personalization features, covered in TechRepublic’s Google Gemini cheat sheet. But editing a memory does not necessarily erase the conversation behind it, and not every account is eligible.
Inside Gemini’s new Memory summary
Memory summary organizes information into five categories: The Essentials, Career & Professional Projects, Travel & Daily Gear, Media & Entertainment, and Fitness & Lifestyle, according to 9to5Google’s November 9 report.
These sections cover personal background, relationships, work responsibilities, interests, and preferences. Users can inspect what Gemini remembers without searching through previous conversations.
Google’s official support documentation confirms that users can add information, correct inaccuracies, and remove unwanted details. Memory history also shows when specific information was added or modified.
A user could remove an outdated phone number, add a language preference, or correct personal information that may influence Gemini’s responses. Changes can be made through conversational prompts, although Gemini may request clarification.
Eligible users can find the feature under Settings → Personal Intelligence → Memory summary. They can also ask Gemini, “What do you know about me?” to review their remembered information.
Google officially limits access to US users aged 18 or older with a personal Google account and an active Google AI subscription. English-language access is required, and both Keep Activity and Memory must be enabled.
However, Android Authority reported that the feature worked on a free account outside the US through desktop and mobile browsers. It was unavailable in the native mobile app tested, despite Google documenting support for both platforms.
Google has not confirmed wider availability. Gemini’s free and paid plans already differ in model access, and Memory summary adds another eligibility requirement.
Deleting a Gemini memory doesn’t necessarily erase its source chat
Removing a detail from Memory summary does not establish that Gemini has deleted the conversation where it learned that information. Google’s Gemini Apps Privacy Hub documents memory management and conversation deletion as separate controls.
To stop Gemini from using information from a particular conversation for personalization, Google advises deleting that conversation. Users can also disable Memory to stop past-chat personalization, while managing activity and retention settings separately.
Temporary Chats offer another option. They do not appear in recent chat history or contribute to personalization or AI model training, although Google may retain them for up to 72 hours to process requests and feedback.
Google’s broader work on AI personalization also includes persistent memory protected by device-held encryption keys, a separate initiative focused on protecting stored information from unauthorized access.
Memory summary makes outdated information easier to identify and correct. Users who want to remove personal information should also review their conversation history and activity settings rather than rely on memory edits alone.
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