{"id":5595,"date":"2026-08-16T15:25:41","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T15:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=5595"},"modified":"2026-08-16T15:25:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T15:25:41","slug":"chatgpts-computer-history-tracks-your-clicks-and-keystrokes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=5595","title":{"rendered":"ChatGPT\u2019s Computer History tracks your clicks and keystrokes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">ChatGPT\u2019s desktop app on macOS has a new feature called <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AriX\/status\/2087996577227124775\">Computer History<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">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, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AriX\/status\/2088106720157446352?s=20\">said on X<\/a> that Computer History will automatically ignore content in incognito or private browser tabs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">In a quick <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/W-HhMUe9hOg\">demo video<\/a>, Dominik Kundel, a member of the Developer Experiences team at OpenAI, shows the app looking up the last document he edited, checking if it was shared with people via Slack, and delivering a recap of how he spent his morning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1044qizi _18mzr4b1 _18mzr4b0 _19wv7tc1\">The feature is definitely reminiscent of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/12\/12\/24319609\/microsoft-recall-hands-on-notepad\">Windows Recall<\/a>, but where Microsoft\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/report\/912101\/microsoft-windows-recall-new-security-concerns-response\">controversial<\/a> AI feature relied heavily on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2024\/6\/7\/24173499\/microsoft-windows-recall-response-security-concerns\">screenshots<\/a>, OpenAI says Computer History doesn\u2019t capture images, videos, or audio, instead relying on \u201cevents.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/ai-artificial-intelligence\/980742\/chatgpts-computer-history-tracks-your-clicks-and-keystrokes\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ChatGPT\u2019s 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. 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