You can finally rediscover that great ChatGPT conversation you had a few months ago.

ChatGPT conversations can add up quickly if you communicate with the AI regularly chatbot. Finding a specific fragment of a discussion with ChatGPT However, it was difficult, even with well-labeled topic names. OpenAI released a new search feature for ChatGPT to address this issue. This feature allows you to review past conversations by searching for specific terms, making it much easier to find bits you don’t quite remember or retrieve old topics without having to dive deep into the topic list.

For now, the search tool is only available to those who subscribe to ChatGPT Plus or Teams, although free users are expected to be able to use it starting next month. To use the search tool, you simply need to click the magnifying glass icon at the top of the ChatGPT sidebar. Enter the word or phrase you want to search for and the AI chatbot will review your history to find specific messages. If you have particularly long chat threads, this can save you a lot of time.

We’re starting to roll out the ability to search chat history on the ChatGPT site. Now you can quickly and easily open a chat for help or pick up where you left off. pic.twitter.com/YVAOUpFvzJOctober 29, 2024

Search ChatGPT, not SearchGPT

When you hear the word “search” using the term ChatGPT, SearchGPT immediately comes to mind. rather imperfect A web search feature introduced by OpenAI this summer. The new tool is more like how you might view a document folder or perhaps an email inbox.

And while OpenAI hasn’t said it explicitly, it would make sense for the search tool to learn from your interactions the same way it learns from your conversations. This may mean you’ll need to become more aware of what kind of conversation history you’re likely to search for, and perhaps filter the results.

The search feature isn’t earth-shattering, but it at least puts ChatGPT on par with some of its competitors, such as Google Gemini and Claude from Anthropic. It combines with several other ChatGPT quality of life improvements, including an improved chat interface, autocomplete suggestions, and the use of “/” to immediately command ChatGPT to search the web or create images.