{
  "id": 2373543,
  "title": "ChatGPT can now control Messages on the Mac for some reason",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/chatgpt-can-now-control-messages-on-the-mac-for-some-reason",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-08-21T11:52:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "AppleInsider",
    "slug": "appleinsider",
    "url": "https://appleinsider.com/articles/26/08/21/chatgpt-can-now-control-messages-on-the-mac-for-some-reason"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Mac users can now give ChatGPT their entire Messages history and have it write texts. Hand OpenAI your house keys while you're at it. The latest version of ChatGPT for Mac can control Messages. Since January 2026, users have been able to hand over all of their Apple Health data to OpenAI, in return for medical advice that can be dangerously wrong . Despite earning at least one more lawsuit…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Digital Trends",
        "title": "ChatGPT can now read your Apple Messages chats on Mac",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/chatgpt-can-now-read-your-apple-messages-chats-on-mac",
        "published": "2026-08-20T21:36:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MacRumors",
        "title": "ChatGPT Can Now Read and Send iMessages on Mac",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/chatgpt-can-now-read-and-send-imessages-on-mac",
        "published": "2026-08-20T23:12:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Nairametrics",
        "title": "ChatGPT gains access to Apple Messages, raises privacy concerns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/chatgpt-gains-access-to-apple-messages-raises-privacy-concerns",
        "published": "2026-08-21T07:41:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}