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Kevin Okemwa

OpenAI’s new feature is just like Windows Recall: Chronicle makes its Codex smarter by remembering your screen — Microsoft tried that, and it blew up in controversy

Windows Recall and OpenAI Codex logo stacked vertically.

OpenAI is seemingly copying Microsoft's homework, at least for Windows Recall. The company has deployed a research preview feature dubbed Chronicle in its Codex agent. The memory-centric feature, which periodically grabs screenshots of your screen content to bolster understanding.

As such, the Codex agent can easily identify errors on the screen and the documents you are working on, consequently allowing you to gradually establish a firm grasp over how you work.

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