ChatGPT’s Computer History tracks your clicks and keystrokes

**The Desk** ChatGPT’s desktop app just traded the office watercooler for a hidden camera. With Computer History, your clicking and keystrokes aren’t just background noise anymore—they become training data and a live reference point for the model. That’s the double-edged promise neatly wrapped in one feature: an AI that can pick up your half-done tasks, but only after watching you leave them. This story connects to a bigger signal: AI is shifting from being a tool you summon to an ambient layer that learns how you operate. Think of it as a smaller, more persistent echo of Microsoft’s Recall history, but with a telling difference. Where that system lingered on your screen, this one actively learns your workflow and prepares automations. The value is obvious; the trade-off is comfortable until it isn’t. So we’d offer this closer: every move you make becomes a lesson to your machine—make sure you know what you’re teaching it. ```json { "key_insight": "The value of an AI that knows your work will