Overview
- OpenAI announced the opt-in Computer History feature in the ChatGPT macOS desktop changelog on Thursday, replacing the earlier Chronicle research preview.
- Computer History records accessibility-exposed interaction events such as clicks, typing, keyboard shortcuts, and app switching rather than taking screenshots.
- The feature is available to ChatGPT Pro, Business, and Enterprise users, requires admin enablement for workspaces, and is initially unavailable in the EEA, the UK, and Switzerland.
- OpenAI says events are buffered on the Mac for up to 48 hours, processed on its servers to produce local plain-text memory files that are not retained after processing or used to train models, and can be inspected or deleted by users.
- OpenAI warns the feature raises prompt-injection risks and recommends pausing collection or excluding sensitive apps, while promising controls to choose sources, pause recording, and clear recent activity; users can use the memories to find recent documents, recall tasks, or generate summaries.