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ChatGPT’s Computer History tracks your clicks and keystrokes
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OpenAI has introduced Computer History for the macOS ChatGPT app to track user keystrokes and clicks for automation training. The system builds a persistent timeline of user activity to allow AI models to reference past workflows and complete unfinished tasks.
- 01New macOS feature logs real-time user actions to generate personalized automation suggestions
- 02Computer History converts desktop activity into training data for ChatGPT and Codex models
- 03The tool builds a referenceable timeline to help the AI execute delegated tasks
- 04System integration allows the app to learn specific workflows by monitoring application interactions
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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 […]