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ChatGPT desktop app includes hidden LibreOffice installation

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The ChatGPT desktop application, formerly known as Codex, includes a hidden installation of the LibreOffice open-source office suite. This discovery was made by Simon Willison, who noted the software was located within a hidden folder in the application's cache directory. AI

IMPACT Bundling of unrelated software within AI applications may raise user privacy or resource concerns.

RANK_REASON Discovery of bundled software within a popular application.

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ChatGPT desktop app includes hidden LibreOffice installation

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  1. Bluesky Jetstream — AI desk TIER_1 English(EN) · simonwillison.net ·

    Just noticed the ChatGPT desktop app (previously named Codex) bundles a full copy of the LibreOffice open source office suite, tucked away in a hidden folder in

    Just noticed the ChatGPT desktop app (previously named Codex) bundles a full copy of the LibreOffice open source office suite, tucked away in a hidden folder in the ~/.cache directory

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