Reddit user proposes AI assistants should initiate chats using your context, not wait for prompts
Formal-Assumption862 · reddit · 2026-11-07
A Reddit post argues that while most people now use free chatbots like ChatGPT or Gemini as personal assistants, the interaction remains entirely reactive: users must always initiate and mentally reconstruct context each time.
The author proposes that (except for brand-new chats) the model should greet you by proactively picking up recent context — e.g. "Hey, we were mapping out X yesterday — did you try that approach?" He clarifies this isn't about background notifications or 24/7 pings, but an active welcome-back when you open the chat.
The post ends by asking how others organize their personal AI assistant setups and whether anyone uses multiple models.
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