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- Cloud AI now lets you copy memories from another AI service.
- The goal is to help you easily switch to the cloud.
- This process uses instructions that you can copy and paste.
Many AI tools offer a memory feature that lets them gather and store details about you from your conversations or from what you tell them directly. The aim is to better personalize your chats based on your background, job, hobbies and interests. But building this type of deep memory can take some time. Now Anthropic’s Cloud AI has created a quick and simple way to transfer your memories from anywhere else.
With the new memory import option, you can transfer memory to the cloud from another AI like ChatGPT, Google Gemini or Microsoft Copilot. Its purpose is to help you switch to the cloud without having to start over with fresh new memories and other preferences.
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The cloud has been gaining a lot of popularity recently, as evidenced by the top spot of iOS apps among free apps. Apple’s App Store. At the same time, ChatGPT is also being hit. Quit GPT Campaign. Clearly, Anthropic saw an opportunity here to encourage those interested in moving toward their own AI. Even if you’re not leaving any other AI, but just want to commit the same memories to the cloud, you can still use the memory import tool.
(Disclosure: ZDNET’s parent company Ziff Davis filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in April 2025, alleging it infringed Ziff Davis copyrights in the training and operation of its AI systems.)
How to use the memory import tool
Here’s how to try it.
First, set up your account with Cloud if you don’t have one yet. A free or paid plan will suffice, as you can import memory either way. go towards cloud memory import page And click the button to start importing to the cloud.
If you’re already using the cloud, you can also access memory import through Settings. For that, click on your account name at the bottom of the left sidebar, then select Settings and select Privacy settings. On the Privacy page, click the Manage button next to Storage preferences, then select the Start Import button.
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A small window pops up, prompting you to import the memory to the cloud. The necessary instructions have been conveniently prepared for you. To copy them simply click on the Copy button.
Next, sign in to the other AI service you want to import your memories from. Paste the copied instructions at the prompt and then submit them. The instructions are as follows:
I’m moving to another service and need to export my data. List any memories you have about me, as well as any context you have learned about me from previous interactions. Output everything in a single code block so I can copy it easily.
Format each entry as follows: (Date saved, if available) – Memory content.
Be sure to cover all of the following – preserving my words verbatim where possible:
– I have given you instructions on how to respond (tone, format, style, ‘always do X’, ‘never do Y’).
– Personal details: Name, location, job, family, interests.
– Projects, goals and recurring topics.
– Tools, languages and frameworks I use.
In the reaction, click the Copy button to copy the memories and preferences. If you want to apply them as is, go back to the cloud. But you might want to paste them into a text editor to review them first. That’s what I did, and I found some memories that I didn’t want to retain or transfer. Each memory is stored as a separate text string, so you can easily delete any of them.
When completed, copy the modified information, then paste it into the appropriate field to import the memory to the cloud, or simply paste it as a new prompt. Click the Add to Memory button. After a few seconds, the cloud will display a formatted list of everything it now knows about you. Close that window.
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Start a new chat and ask Claude what he knows about you. The AI should display all the details you added via import.
If you ever decide you don’t want the cloud to remember what it’s learned about you, go back to the Memory page under Settings. Hover over the “Memories from your chats” section and click the trash can icon. Here, you can also turn off the “Generate memories from chat history” option. Alternatively, simply tell the cloud at a prompt that you want it to delete all stored memories about it, and the AI should comply.
