Bring your memory from another AI

If you already told another assistant about your life, you don't have to start again. Zen can read what you bring from ChatGPT, Gemini or any other AI assistant, find the facts and the ways you like things done, and let you choose what to keep.

Zen never signs in to the other service. You copy the text or download your export, then give it to Zen.

Where to find it

Settings > Memory > Import from another AI brings it into Zen's memory, which Zen and all your Zennies can read.
On a Zennie's page, tap Import memory into and the Zennie's name. What you import becomes that Zennie's own memory. See Zennies.
When you create a Zennie, switch on Import memory into this Zennie. The import opens as soon as the Zennie is created.

What to bring

ChatGPT

Memories: Settings > Personalization > Manage memories. Select all the text and copy it.
Custom instructions: Settings > Personalization > Custom instructions. Copy both boxes.
Everything: Settings > Data controls > Export data. You get a ZIP file by email. Upload the ZIP, or only the conversations.json file inside it.

Gemini

Saved info: Settings > Saved info. Copy everything listed.
Gems: open a Gem and copy its instructions, then choose "Instructions".

Other assistants

Ask it: "List everything you remember about me." Paste the answer.
Copy any project, task or custom instructions you gave it, then choose "Instructions".
Most assistants also have a data export in their settings, often under Privacy or Data controls. Upload the file you get: .zip, .json, .md or .txt.

How it works

Pick where it comes from and say what it is: memories, instructions, or an export.
Paste the text or upload the file, then tap Read it.
Zen reads it in parts. You can leave the page while it works.
You see everything Zen found, grouped by part of your life. Workflows (how you like a kind of task done) are kept whole, in your words.
Switch off anything you don't want, or tap Edit to change the words.
Tap Import. Each fact is marked "imported from" the app it came from.

Duplicates and differences

If Zen already knows something, it is marked Already in memory and skipped.
If a fact differs from what Zen knows (a new amount or date, for example), it is marked Differs from memory and skipped. Switch it on to replace the old fact. The old one stays in the memory history.
If you once asked Zen to forget something, it is marked and skipped, so it doesn't come back by itself.

Undo

The whole import is one entry in History & undo. Undo removes everything it added and brings back anything it replaced. You can also undo it from the import page.

Your privacy

The file you upload is read once and deleted straight away. Zen does not keep a copy.
Lines with passwords, codes, keys, card numbers or account and ID numbers are left out before anything is read.
From chat exports, Zen only keeps what you said about yourself, never whole conversations.
Nothing is sent back to the other app.
Finding the facts uses Zen's AI, so a large export counts towards your usage. Very long exports are read up to a limit, starting with your memories and your most recent messages.

Check the list before you import. Carreh AI can make mistakes.