Field noteAug 14, 20261 min read2 sources

ChatGPT Computer History Turns Mac Activity Into Local Memory

ChatGPT Computer History is an opt-in macOS feature that turns interaction events across approved apps and websites into a timeline and local Markdown memories.

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The product boundary is a controlled pipeline: personal opt-in, per-source inclusion, pause and deletion controls, temporary local events, server-side summarization, and durable local memories. The same useful context path also expands prompt-injection and sensitive-data risk.

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ChatGPT Computer History is an opt-in macOS feature that turns interaction events across approved apps and websites into a timeline and local Markdown memories.

New Runtime reading: The product boundary is a controlled pipeline: personal opt-in, per-source inclusion, pause and deletion controls, temporary local events, server-side summarization, and durable local memories. The same useful context path also expands prompt-injection and sensitive-data risk.

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  1. 1learn.chatgpt.com/docs/customization/computer-history
  2. 2help.openai.com/en/articles/6825453-chatgpt-release-notes
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