ChatGPT for Mac swaps Chronicle for Computer History
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- ChatGPT for Mac introduced an opt-in Computer History feature, replacing the prior Chronicle capability in the desktop app.
- OpenAI designed the new feature to operate without screenshots, a contrast with Microsoft Recall's screenshot-based approach that The Register's headline frames as shifting to "keylogging."
Why it matters: OpenAI is taking an opt-in, non-screenshot approach to activity recall — a privacy-conscious alternative to Microsoft's Recall model — but The Register's "friendly keylogging" framing signals the input-logging method is itself a contentious design choice users will have to evaluate.
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