ChatGPT Computer History Tracks Your Clicks and Keystrokes
OpenAI introduces Computer History on macOS desktop app to track clicks and keystrokes for automation, avoiding the controversial screenshots of Windows Recall.
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- OpenAI introduces a new Computer History feature for the macOS desktop app.
- The tool logs clicks and keystrokes to learn workflows and suggest automations.
- Users can opt-in, exclude specific apps and websites, and delete entries.
- Unlike Windows Recall, it does not capture screenshots, videos, or audio.
The ChatGPT desktop application on macOS has rolled out a brand-new feature called Computer History, which translates your actions into training data to learn your workflow, suggest automations, and even pick up unfinished tasks. It compiles your activity into a timeline that both ChatGPT and Codex can reference whenever you submit a prompt.
The feature operates on an opt-in basis rather than opt-out, and users are given the flexibility to exclude specific apps and websites from being tracked, as well as delete individual entries for finer-grained control. Ari Weinstein, a Product and Engineering manager at OpenAI, stated on X that Computer History will automatically ignore any content viewed within incognito or private browsing tabs.
The introduction of Computer History highlights OpenAI's ambition to evolve AI assistants from reactive chat interfaces into proactive systems that understand deep workplace contexts. By logging abstract activity events instead of continuously taking screenshots like Microsoft's Windows Recall, OpenAI aims to balance advanced automation capabilities with privacy considerations, though continuous tracking of keystrokes still warrants careful privacy scrutiny.
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In a brief demonstration video, Dominik Kundel from OpenAI's Developer Experiences team showcased the app looking up the most recently edited document, verifying whether it had been shared via Slack, and providing a quick recap of how he spent his morning.
While the feature bears a strong resemblance to Windows Recall, Microsoft's controversial AI tool relied heavily on continuous screenshots. In contrast, OpenAI emphasizes that Computer History avoids capturing images, videos, or audio streams, relying strictly on recorded events instead.
Source: The Verge
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