Updated
Updated · ZDNet · Aug 21
OpenAI Adds Mac iMessage Analysis to ChatGPT, Offering Communication Advice
Updated
Updated · ZDNet · Aug 21

OpenAI Adds Mac iMessage Analysis to ChatGPT, Offering Communication Advice

3 articles · Updated · ZDNet · Aug 21

Summary

  • Thursday’s Mac plugin lets ChatGPT read Apple Messages with user permission, then analyze exchanges with a specific person and suggest better phrasing.
  • The same integration can also search and summarize past texts by contact or topic, and draft or send messages after a user confirmation step.
  • Setup requires the latest ChatGPT Mac app, installing the Apple Messages plugin, and granting message-access permissions on the Mac.
  • The feature builds on OpenAI’s Apple Messages rollout this week, extending simple message control into tone analysis and advice while reviving privacy concerns over letting AI read personal texts.

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