Do people actually need an AI that remembers conversations and helps them act on them?

Hey everyone,

I’ve been working on an AI assistant called Yeja, and I’m at a point where I need honest validation before going further.

The core idea came from a simple observation:

In real life, we constantly lose small but important details scattered across conversations — preferences, commitments, decisions, and personal context.

Not because they’re unimportant, but because they’re fragmented across:
• chat apps
• notes
• emails
• random messages

Current AI tools are great at answering questions, but they don’t really remember in a useful, structured, long-term way.

So we built an MVP of Yeja — an AI assistant that:
• captures important details from conversations
• stores them as structured memory
• retrieves them later
• and helps the user take the next action

Where I’m unsure right now is not the tech — it’s the real need.

I’m trying to understand:
• Is this actually a painful problem for people?
• Or is it more of a nice-to-have?
• Do users prefer manual memory capture, automatic capture, or both?
• And more importantly: is “memory + action” something people truly want?

If this sounds relevant to you, I’d really value your honest perspective.
How do you currently deal with this problem?

I also made a very short form (5 questions, ~1 minute, optional):
https://forms.gle/jBYsaH6RZVgp33jw9

I’m genuinely trying to decide whether to continue building in this direction or pivot.

Thanks a lot 🙏