OpenAI ChatGPT macOS app adds opt-in Computer History that tracks clicks and keystrokes
OpenAI has introduced Computer History, an opt-in feature in the ChatGPT macOS desktop app that builds a local timeline of recent computer activity, including clicks and keystrokes, for ChatGPT and Codex to reference when recovering context. Users can exclude specific apps and websites, delete individual entries, and the feature automatically ignores incognito or private browsing content. Separately, Meta launched a Mac app for its AI chatbot that supports screen sharing and dictation across apps.
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Frederic Lardinois / The New Stack : OpenAI launches Computer History, an opt-in feature that turns recent computer activity on macOS into memories and a timeline that ChatGPT and Codex can use — OpenAI's opt-in Computer History captures a local timeline of Mac activity so ChatGPT Work can recover context across selected apps and sites.
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ChatGPT's desktop app on macOS has a new feature called Computer History that turns your actions into training data, learning how you work, suggesting automations, and even picking up tasks you left half done. It uses your activity to build a timeline that ChatGPT and Codex can reference when you make a request. The feature is opt-in, rather than opt-out, and you can exclude certain apps and websites from Computer History, and you can delete entries if you want finer-grained control. Ari Weinstein, Product and Engineering manager at OpenAI, said on X that Computer History will automatically ignore content in incognito or private browser ta … Read the full story at The Verge.
Meta AI can create content and make suggestions based on what it “sees” on your screen. | Image: Meta Meta is launching a new Mac app dedicated to its AI chatbot. In an announcement on Wednesday, Meta says you can share your window with its AI chatbot, which can provide suggestions, answer questions, or create content based on what's on your screen. Meta AI on the Mac also supports dictation across all apps. The launch comes as Meta makes its AI chatbot more like a productivity-focused assistant to better compete with its AI rivals - many of which already have desktop apps. You can share your window with Google's Gemini AI app , while OpenAI's ChatGPT and Anthropic's Claude apps take things a step further by allowing the chatbots to take con … Read the full story at The Verge.
