ChatGPT's Computer History feature logs clicks and keystrokes

ChatGPT's desktop application for macOS integrates a new function called Computer History that records user activity to optimise suggestions and automations.

By El Medio Oriente
August 17, 2026
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The OpenAI logo represents the company behind ChatGPT, whose new Computer History feature on macOS is under scrutiny for recording user activity. (The Verge)
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ChatGPT's desktop application on macOS includes a new feature called Computer History that turns your actions into training data, learning how you work, suggesting automations and even resuming tasks you left halfway through. The feature uses your activity to build a timeline that ChatGPT and Codex can consult when you make a request.

Computer History is optional to activate, not automatic, and users can exclude certain applications and websites from the feature, as well as delete entries if they want more specific control. Ari Weinstein, Product and Engineering Manager at OpenAI, informed on X that Computer History will automatically ignore content in incognito or private browsing tabs.

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