Google is making it easier to import another AI’s memory into Gemini

The Verge / 3/27/2026

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Key Points

  • Google Gemini is rolling out desktop features called “Import Memory” and “Import Chat History” that let users transfer what another AI knows about them into Gemini.
  • “Import Memory” works by copying a suggested prompt from Gemini into the prior AI, then pasting the prior AI’s output back into Gemini so Gemini can match prior preferences.
  • “Import Chat History” enables users to export their previous AI’s chat logs and upload them to Gemini to carry over conversation context.
  • The rollout follows a similar capability from Anthropic earlier in the month, signaling a growing trend of interoperability between AI assistants and user data.

After Anthropic updated its tool for copying another AI's memory into Claude earlier this month, Google Gemini is rolling out new "Import Memory" and "Import Chat History" features on desktop that can help users quickly copy over everything their current AI already knows about them. To use the "Import Memory" tool, users copy and paste a suggested prompt from Gemini into their previous AI, then paste the output from the previous AI into Gemini, which should get Gemini caught up on their preferences.

The "Import Chat History" feature has users request an export of all of their chats from their previous AI, which they upload to Gemini in th …

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