ChatGPT has entered the group chat. Texters have…feelings about it.

OpenAI announced a feature that lets texters write and send messages with ChatGPT.

Tim Robberts/Getty Images OpenAI launched a plugin that lets ChatGPT draft and send text messages within iMessage on a Mac.

The feature drew backlash from many texters online.

One called it an "open-book 'are you an idiot' test." Others worried about the privacy implications of giving ChatGPT access to all your texts.

A hot new bombshell has entered the group chat: ChatGPT.

OpenAI announced a new plugin for Apple Messages on Thursday.

On a Mac, ChatGPT can now search your text messages, draft replies, and hit send.

The company suggested using prompts to look for birthday or spam messages to delete.

The launch cracked open a debate: how human should your text chats be? Some made it clear that they considered AI texts crossing a line.

"If I find out that AI has been texting me on your behalf, I will never speak to you again," one X user wrote.

The OpenAI texting launch OpenAI's new launch is available in Codex and ChatGPT Work on desktop.

Romain Huet, OpenAI's head of developer experience, gave some use cases : "Ask it who you talk to most, what you talk about, or what you forgot to follow up on!" The company has been expanding its slate of features — and the data it requests access to.

Last week, the company rolled out Computer History, which lets ChatGPT learn from the actions you take on some apps and websites.

Like the messages feature, Computer History is off by default. i will buy a pirate ship and force my friends to physically walk the plank if they hand the groupchat over to OpenAI https://t.co/3uiYp6gJFP — tom zehentner (@tomzehentner) August 20, 2026 Ironically, the messaging feature looks a lot like Apple's new Siri update, which is slowly rolling out.