ChatGPT has added a great new feature, and it’s one I know I’ll be using a lot

• OpenAI has added a new conversational branching feature to ChatGPT
• The branching lets you go off on a tangent during a talk without overwriting an earlier point
• The update makes it easier to test multiple directions while preserving the original thread

OpenAI has given ChatGPT users a new feature: the ability to branch their conversations with the AI chatbot. The apparently much-requested feature enables users to explore more than one conversational path without rewriting or restarting their chats.

It's the equivalent of saying "let's put a pin in that and come back to it" when talking to a friend. You can complete whatever you were discussing and then bring up the previously mentioned idea and talk about it, too.

Except in this case, you go to the message from ChatGPT you want to go on a tangent from, and click "Branch in a new chat ...