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Key Points
- ChatGPT's memory can store information to offer you personalized recommendations based on your favorite media. π₯π
- Share your favorite books, movies, TV shows, and music with ChatGPT to get personalized suggestions. πΆ
- Enhance your requests by adding details to get more specific recommendations. βοΈ
One of ChatGPT's most useful features is its ability to store information in its long-term memory. You can use this option to save lists of your favorite books, movies, TV shows, and music, and leverage this information to receive personalized recommendations. π
How to Use the Memory Function in ChatGPT
ChatGPT can remember key information from your conversations. This information can be used to influence responses in future chat interactions. π€
For example, if you tell ChatGPT that you have a cat, it will remember this information. If you later ask it for a list of things to do before you go on vacation, ChatGPT could use this information to remind you to get someone to care for your cat, for example. Over time, ChatGPT can build a more accurate profile of your preferences and habits. π±
This is very useful for getting recommendations. You can use the memory feature to have ChatGPT remember some of your favorite books, movies, TV shows, or music. The chatbot can use this information to provide you with recommendations. recommendations similar to the things you already love. The results can be surprisingly good. π‘
How to Use ChatGPT for Personalized Book Recommendations

To get personalized book recommendations from ChatGPT, you must first provide a list of the books you love. These will be added to ChatGPT's memory, and it can use this information to suggest books similar to ones you already love. πβ€οΈ
It's possible to take a picture of a stack of books and have ChatGPT extract the names and authors, although this isn't always completely accurate. Your best option is to type a list of your favorite books. You can do this from your phone, but if you want to enter a reasonable number of books, it's easier to type using a laptop or desktop computer with the ChatGPT app or website. π»
To ensure ChatGPT adds your book list to its memory, enter a prompt like "Remember these are my favorite books." ChatGPT will confirm that it will add the book list to its memory. You can then type in your favorite book list; the more books you enter, the more personalized the recommendations will be. However, I found that starting with ten books yielded very good results. π€©
Once the books are added to ChatGPT's memory, you can ask for recommendations based on your favorites. You can do this at any time, in any chat, since the ChatGPT memory It's available in conversations. π£οΈ
If ChatGPT recommends books you've already read and enjoyed (which is often the case), you can ask it to add those books to your favorites list, and its memory will be updated to include the new books.
You can refine your recommendations in almost any way you can think of. For example, you could ask for recently published books, books from a specific year, or books that have won awards, and ChatGPT will adjust its recommendations accordingly. π
I've been genuinely impressed with the results of ChatGPT's personalized recommendations. Overall, the books it suggested and that I've already read have been ones I truly loved. The occasional suggestion I didn't enjoy, I let ChatGPT know, and it was added to its memory as well. Of the recommendations I haven't read, all the ones I've tried so far have been genuinely enjoyable. π
How to Use ChatGPT for Personalized Movie Recommendations

You can use the same method to get personalized movie recommendations. Simply provide ChatGPT with a list of some of your favorite movies and add them to its memory. πΏ
Tell ChatGPT that you'll provide a list of your favorite movies you'd like it to add to its memory. I added ten movies the first time I did this. Once the memory is updated, you can ask ChatGPT for recommendations. π¬
The first time I tried this, the ten recommendations were movies I'd already seen and enjoyed. ChatGPT then added these to its memory, which meant my list doubled with no additional effort on my part. ChatGPT could then provide even more accurate recommendations. π
You can narrow your results by giving ChatGPT a more specific prompt. For example, you can ask for movies from the 1980s, or movies featuring a specific actor, or movies from a specific genre, or movies that have won awards. ChatGPT will adjust its recommendations to meet your criteria. π½οΈ
The results using this method are usually excellent. All the suggestions I've seen so far have been well worth it. π
How to Use ChatGPT for Personalized TV Recommendations

If you're looking for your next series to binge, ChatGPT can help. Just like with books and movies, you just need to provide a list of the shows you've enjoyed. Once ChatGPT has added this list to its memory, it can offer you personalized recommendations based on those shows. πΊβ¨
I asked ChatGPT to add ten of my favorite shows to its memory and then asked for recommendations. The suggestions were excellent; they included several shows I'd seen and loved, as well as some I hadn't yet seen. So far, all the recommended shows I've seen have been a complete success. π
You can be more specific with your requests to narrow down recommendations. For example, you can ask for recommendations for shows in a specific genre or that feature certain actors. You can also ask for recommendations for shows currently on Netflix, and even provide a list of all your streaming services and request recommendations for shows available on any of those services. π
How to Use ChatGPT for Personalized Music Recommendations

The same trick works great for getting personalized music recommendations. All you need to do is tell ChatGPT to remember a list of your favorite artists or albums, and then you can receive personalized recommendations based on those artists or albums. π§
I added ten artists to ChatGPT's memory and then asked for some recommendations. The first results were broken down almost artist by artist and included many recommendations from artists I know and love. I then asked ChatGPT to recommend music based on all the artists combined, and only a few of the results were artists I knew well. π
I've been checking out the rest of the recommendations and have discovered some amazing music that I wouldn't have listened to otherwise. πΆβ¨
If you're looking for something more specific, you can refine your search by asking for a specific genre, music from a certain decade, lesser-known gems, and more. If you like a recommendation, add it to your list and your personalized results will be even more precise. π΅
ChatGPT's memory feature is a simple yet highly effective way to get personalized recommendations for books, movies, TV shows, and music. Since memories are stored indefinitely, all you need to do the next time you need a recommendation is ask ChatGPT and it will use your favorite content to offer you recommendations tailored just for you. π₯³