OpenAl has added Apple Messages integration to ChatGPT on Mac, giving the Al assistant the ability to search conversations, analyse chats, prepare replies and send messages through Apple's Messages app.
According to Story Board, the feature is available through the ChatGPT desktop app and works with iMessage, SMS and RCS conversations stored on the Mac.
Users can ask ChatGPT to locate specific exchanges, summarise conversations or draft a response based on the context of a chat. Messages can also be sent through the app after approval.
The integration is not enabled automatically. Users have to grant ChatGPT access through the app and macOS settings.
This includes permissions for automation and contacts, while Full Disk Access is also required to search message history.
OpenAl says the integration operates locally on the Mac using existing macOS capabilities, including AppleScript and Accessibility. The company also says it does not automatically create an index of a user's entire message history.
Sending messages comes with an approval safeguard by default. ChatGPT asks users to confirm both the proposed message and its recipients before sending.
Users can instead permit automatic sending for a particular conversation, although OpenAl cautions that this removes the final review before a message is sent.
The permissions involved make the feature more sensitive than some of ChatGPT's other Mac integrations.
Messages can contain personal conversations, financial information, addresses and work-related discussions, meaning access gives the Al system visibility into potentially sensitive data stored on the device.
The update comes as Apple and OpenAl face broader tensions. Apple sued OpenAl last month, alleging that the company obtained information concerning unreleased products.
At the same time, Apple is developing Al capabilities for Siri that could allow its assistant to retrieve information from personal content, including messages.
