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Taggart :ifin:onMastodon19h ago
Oh my god, OpenAI reinvented Recall, but for macOS.
"Chronicle" is an opt-in feature that scans your screen, saves screenshots temporarily, and sends them to OpenAI's servers.
https://developers.openai.com/codex/memories/chronicle
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Analysis Summary
OpenAI launched Chronicle, a feature in its Codex app for macOS that captures screenshots, processes them on OpenAI servers, and stores unencrypted AI-generated memory summaries on your device—functionally similar to Microsoft's Windows Recall but platform-specific. The feature is opt-in for ChatGPT Pro subscribers only and unavailable in the EU, UK, and Switzerland due to privacy regulations. You can pause it before meetings or sensitive content, and all temporary screenshots are deleted after 6 hours, though security researchers note the unencrypted storage of memories and potential prompt injection risks are material concerns for Pro users handling sensitive code or documents.
Claims Analysis (4)
“OpenAI reinvented Recall, but for macOS”
Chronicle is functionally similar to Windows Recall (screen capture + AI summarization), but different implementation and platform. Comparison is apt but oversimplified.
“Chronicle is an opt-in feature that scans your screen, saves screenshots temporarily, and sends them to OpenAI's servers”
Confirmed by OpenAI's official documentation. Screenshots are processed on OpenAI servers to generate memories, then stored locally unencrypted.
“Only available for ChatGPT Pro subscribers on macOS”
Explicitly stated in OpenAI's official documentation and confirmed by multiple news sources.
“Not yet available in the EU, UK and Switzerland”
Stated in OpenAI's official documentation, confirmed by Help Net Security and The Next Web coverage.
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