ChatGPT’s Computer History tracks your clicks and keystrokes

August 16, 2026 Terrence O’Brien

Chat GPT logo on a graphic green background.

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 is opt in, rather than opt out, and you can exclude certain apps and websites from Computer History, and you can delete entries if you want finer-grained control. Ari Weinstein, Product and Engineering manager at OpenAI, said on X that Computer History will automatically ignore content in incognito or private browser tab …

Read the full story at The Verge.

Previous Article
Amazon is trying to crush class action suits before they get started
Amazon is trying to crush class action suits before they get started

On Friday, Amazon customers received an email alerting them to an update to the site's terms and conditions...

Next Article
Rogue AI aren’t science fiction anymore
Rogue AI aren’t science fiction anymore

This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more o...