ChatGPT wants Full Disk Access to your Mac and Messages

So, if you’ve ever wanted an AI system to go through all your messages to pluck out insights, you’re in luck (though you’ll probably want to check in with corporate legal before doing so). The system does require user consent before working, and OpenAI itself suggests such permission is given only on a per-use, rather than a blanket basis.

How might you use this tool?

ChatGPT’s tool is not dissimilar to the contextual personal data insights promised by Apple’s SiriAI. You might use it to search for information buried in old messages, create new messages, delete them, and more. You might get ChatGPT to recommend a set of secure browser and messaging services you could use without sharing your information with an AI company and ask it to write a cheery message about dystopia for you, for example. There’s an ad featuring much more mundane examples here.

The company has suggested some prompts, including:

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