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ChatGPT's new Computer History tracks your Mac activity to create a timeline - but should you let it?

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Why This Matters

OpenAI's new Computer History feature for ChatGPT on Mac offers a way to create activity timelines from app and website usage, enhancing productivity by integrating recent work into conversations. However, it raises privacy concerns, especially for users wary of tracking their activity. The feature is limited to certain account types and regions, emphasizing a balance between functionality and privacy.

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ChatGPT's Computer History creates a timeline from your app and website activities.

From the timeline, you can incorporate your work into your conversations.

The option is only in the Mac app and only for certain types of accounts.

ChatGPT now has a new feature that sounds like a productivity boost but may trigger concerns among privacy-minded users.

On Thursday, OpenAI introduced its new Computer History feature. Now hitting the ChatGPT Mac app, but only for Pro, Business, and Enterprise accounts, Computer History is an opt-in skill that can capture your activities across the apps and websites you use on your Mac. Those activities are then turned into memories and a timeline where you can incorporate them into your conversations and research with ChatGPT and the Codex coding tool.

Also: How to use ChatGPT: A beginner's guide to mastering OpenAI's chatbot

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