OpenAI has launched a new feature called Chronicle in its Codex application, designed to help users manage projects and tasks more efficiently. The Chronicle feature uses screen recording technology to record user activities in real time, building a context memory library. This means that when users use Codex, the AI can remember previous work content, avoiding the need for users to repeat themselves every time.
According to reports, the Chronicle feature runs in the background, automatically organizing the recorded content into summaries and saving it in Markdown file format on the local device. These recorded files are stored temporarily, and OpenAI has set a rule to automatically delete them after six hours, ensuring that user data is not stored for long periods.
Currently, this feature is available as an optional preview version for ChatGPT Pro subscribers on macOS systems, but it does not include users in the EU, the UK, and Switzerland. Users need to enable the "Memory" and "Chronicle" features in Codex settings and grant the corresponding screen recording and accessibility permissions to start using it.
However, OpenAI also reminds users that the Chronicle feature may quickly consume API call quotas and may pose security risks, such as the risk of prompt injection attacks. In addition, user memory content is stored in an unencrypted form on the device, which is another point that requires careful consideration.
Key points:
📝 The Chronicle feature can record the screen in real time, build a context memory library, and help the AI remember the user's project content.
⏰ Recorded content will be automatically deleted after six hours, ensuring that user data is not stored for long periods.
⚠️ When using it, pay attention to the rapid consumption of quotas and potential security risks, and note that memory content is stored in an unencrypted form.
