{
  "id": 3313240,
  "title": "Anthropic updates Claude’s memory to enhance customization and protect sensitive topics",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/anthropic-updates-claudes-memory-to-enhance-customization-and-protect",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-25T17:00:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "SiliconANGLE",
    "slug": "siliconangle",
    "url": "https://siliconangle.com/2026/08/25/anthropic-updates-claudes-memory-to-enhance-customization-and-protect-sensitive-topics/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Anthropic, an artificial intelligence startup, has announced updates to its Claude AI product that enhance customization and protect sensitive topics. Users can now view everything Claude remembers, organized \"topic by topic,\" and edit or delete any of that information. By default, Claude does not store sensitive subjects such as health concerns, race, gender identity, religion, or political beliefs. However, users can enable a toggle to add specific topics to Claude's memory. The AI's memory will now persist across both chat and Cowork, Anthropic's desktop AI agent capable of performing multistep tasks. With this update, Claude's memory remains consistent across multiple platforms and contexts, so a user does not need to repeat information each time they interact with the AI. For example, if a user builds a report for their manager using Cowork, Claude can recall all relevant context from previous discussions about their manager's preferences and desired communication style. Users can easily adjust these preferences in Claude's memory or revert to previous settings if desired. Anthropic also noted that while Claude typically ignores sensitive topics automatically, users will be alerted when sensitive topics are included in the memory. The AI will not save information that is highly private, such as Social Security numbers or criminal history, and will not store topics that violate Anthropic's Acceptable Use Policy, which includes safety, emotional harm, privacy, and identity guidelines.",
  "summary": "Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic PBC announced today it’s changing how Claude, its flagship AI product, uses memory by allowing users to see everything it remembers “topic by topic,” and edit or delete any of it. Claude also does not store sensitive subjects by default. This includes topics mentioned by users, including health concerns, race, ethnicity, […] The post Anthropic updates…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The New Stack",
        "title": "Anthropic gives chat and Cowork one memory",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/anthropic-gives-chat-and-cowork-one-memory",
        "published": "2026-08-25T17:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ZDNet",
        "title": "Anthropic's Claude and Cowork will share memories about you now - unless you opt out",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/anthropics-claude-and-cowork-will-share-memories-about-you-now-unless",
        "published": "2026-08-25T17:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNET",
        "title": "Anthropic Unifies Memory Across Claude and Cowork",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/anthropic-unifies-memory-across-claude-and-cowork",
        "published": "2026-08-25T17:18:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "9to5Mac",
        "title": "Anthropic update unifies memory feature across Claude Cowork and chat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/anthropic-update-unifies-memory-feature-across-claude-cowork-and-chat",
        "published": "2026-08-25T17:20:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "Claude Cowork finally remembers what you told the app in chat",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/claude-cowork-finally-remembers-what-you-told-the-app-in-chat",
        "published": "2026-08-25T17:50:33.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}