ChatGPT Secretly Released New Settings & Features That Change Everything 🤯
Review ChatGPT’s permissions and personalization settings before connecting apps or enabling its cloud computer.
- Use custom rules and read-only permissions for sensitive integrations such as Stripe.
- Enable memory and writing-style references; set response style and custom instructions to suit your work.
- Review notification, site-approval, and password settings before letting the cloud computer access accounts.
The walkthrough names settings and integrations, but most advice is covered in the notes. · Best for: ChatGPT users configuring app integrations, automations, and account access.
The creator describes new ways to contact the DOT assistant, email-based verification for sign-ins, an updated image model, and ChatGPT settings for personalization, notifications, integrations, and cloud-computer access.
Contacting the DOT assistant and handling verification0:00
- The creator says DOT can be contacted by text, call, or Slack; texts can include photos and voice notes via iMessage or RCS.
- The assistant can retrieve email verification codes for a sign-in without exposing the code to ChatGPT, according to the creator.
- Named communication integrations include Outlook, Gmail, Slack, iCloud Mail, and WhatsApp.
Image model changes3:23
- The creator describes a new image model as faster at iteration and more capable at image creation and editing.
- The video shows an owl animation made from a drawing and examples of generated or edited images.
- The creator says the model is available in ChatGPT and the API at roughly the same price as older models.
Personalization and permissions5:58
- Set custom rules to limit what connected apps can do; the creator uses Stripe as an example and favors read-only access for sensitive actions.
- Enable memory and writing-style references, and configure tone, warmth, enthusiasm, emoji use, and answer formatting.
- Add a reference photo for image generation involving the user, and add custom instructions.
Notifications and appearance8:28
- The creator recommends push notifications to monitor automations and incoming information on a phone.
- Appearance options include font, content and code sizes, animation, light or dark mode, contrast, punctuation, colors, and full-width pages.
Reasoning, integrations, and cloud-computer access10:08
- Remove reasoning options you do not use to reduce clutter in the interface.
- Review integrations and cloud-computer settings, including website approvals and email verification.
- Use site-specific permission overrides for sensitive accounts; saved passwords can let the cloud computer sign in without displaying the password, according to the creator.
Step by step
- Open personalization settings and create custom rules for connected apps; restrict sensitive integrations to read-only where appropriate.
- Enable memory and writing-style references, then configure response style and custom instructions.
- Set push notifications and adjust appearance preferences to your needs.
- Review integrations, cloud-computer approvals, and site-specific permissions before connecting accounts.
- Only save passwords for sites you intend the cloud computer to access; check the available reasoning options and remove unused ones.
Tools & resources mentioned
- Slack — connect the DOT assistant for use inside Slack.
- iMessage and RCS — send DOT texts, photos, or voice notes.
- Gmail, Outlook, iCloud Mail, WhatsApp — communication integrations mentioned for reading messages or retrieving verification codes.
- Stripe — example integration used to demonstrate restricting permissions.
- ChatGPT image model — image creation, editing, and GIF examples discussed.
- ChatGPT cloud computer — website access and sign-in features described.
- LastPass — password-storage analogy used by the creator.
Notes are AI-generated from the video's transcript and may miss nuance.