ChatGPT Mac Plugin Reads, Sends iMessages
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- ChatGPT on Mac gained a new Apple Messages plug-in that lets the assistant read, respond to, and send iMessages on the user's behalf, per Engadget and TechCrunch.
- Bloomberg frames the same capability as ChatGPT being able to 'control' iMessage, flagging potential Apple privacy concerns that the dominant 'trick' framing in rival headlines sidesteps.
Why it matters: The plug-in expands what users are effectively handing to an AI model from chat prompts to the contents of their personal Messages inbox when opted in. Bloomberg is the only outlet in this coverage cluster to surface the privacy dimension, which is the material tradeoff for users enabling the feature.
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