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This feature highlights a significant shift in AI agent capabilities, where persistent session management via cookies allows autonomous agents to access user accounts without repeated authentication prompts. While convenient for tasks like booking appointments or checking insurance portals, this mechanism introduces new privacy and security vectors by storing sensitive credentials within the AI's browser environment. Users must weigh the utility of hands-free automation against the risks of expanded attack surfaces for their personal data.

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ChatGPT can log into your web accounts without you now - but should you let it?

ZDNetAugust 27, 20265 min read

OpenAI's agentic ChatGPT Work can sign in to your online accounts without any interaction on your part. Is that a privacy risk?

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ChatGPT can sign in to your website accounts without your input. The built-in browser uses cookies to store your login credentials. Use caution with the sites you allow ChatGPT to access. AI agents can complete a variety of requests without your intervention. One task that does typically need your input is logging in to a password-protected website. But a new option available with ChatGPT can automatically sign you in to one of your online accounts, at least under certain conditions. Launched on Tuesday, the new skill is accessible through the agentic ChatGPT Work,…

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