ChatGPT iMessage Integration: Privacy Concerns Emerge

ChatGPT for Mac now has a new Apple iMessages plugin. This allows users to search, analyze, and even send messages through the AI chatbot. OpenAI says this feature is available through ChatGPT Work and Codex on desktop. Users can install it and then use prompts to interact with their conversations. ChatGPT can search messages, suggest follow-ups, and draft replies. It can also send messages for the user. This integration can help with tasks like checking your calendar for dinner plans or identifying birthdays in messages to add to a calendar. It can also find potential spam messages. The bottom line is this feature gives ChatGPT access to private conversations, which can include sensitive personal information. This raises significant privacy concerns for users to consider.