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

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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.

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Launched on Tuesday, the new skill is accessible through the agentic ChatGPT Work , which carries out assignments on its own based on your requests. Available only for ChatGPT Pro and Plus accounts, this new option uses ChatGPT's built-in browser to keep your session signed in for future tasks. How? By storing your login information in cookies, just like any other browser.

The first time ChatGPT needs to access one of your website accounts, you'll be prompted to enter your username and password or your passcode. You can manually type them or autofill them from a third-party password manager. The AI will then sign in to your account as expected. The next time ChatGPT needs to log in to that same site, you won't be prompted. Instead, the AI will use the cookies generated from the previous session to sign you in without your input.

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OpenAI suggests that you can ask ChatGPT Work to do any of the following:

To put this to the test, I fired up the ChatGPT Windows app, which uses its own built-in cloud browser. I asked ChatGPT Work to log in to my Amazon website account and list all the items and prices on my public wish list. The first time I did this, the AI naturally prompted me to sign in with my Amazon credentials.

But upon subsequent attempts, ChatGPT automatically signed in to my Amazon account without my input.

First, trying this on the ChatGPT website resulted in an error in which Amazon blocked the attempt from the ChatGPT cloud browser. In my testing, only the ChatGPT Windows app worked.

Second, the first two times I tried this with the Windows app, the requests were successful. But when I attempted it a couple more times, access to Amazon was blocked. When I asked ChatGPT about this issue, the AI suggested that Amazon may be rejecting access because of recent or repeated activity.