ChatGPT strengthens data protection measures and prepares for business subscription launch
- ByStartupStory | April 26, 2023
OpenAI is enhancing the privacy of ChatGPT, a widely-used AI language model, by introducing new features that give users greater control over their data. As of today, users have the option to disable chat history in ChatGPT, preventing their conversations from being used to train and enhance the AI model or appearing in the history sidebar. Users can adjust these settings in ChatGPT’s preferences, and may modify them at any point. If chat history is disabled, OpenAI will keep new conversations for up to 30 days and only review them as necessary to prevent abuse, after which they will be permanently erased.
OpenAI is introducing a ChatGPT Business subscription, which will provide professionals and enterprises with increased data control options, in addition to the newly introduced privacy controls. This subscription will adhere to the data usage policies of OpenAI API, ensuring that end users’ data is not automatically used to train the AI models. The ChatGPT Business subscription is expected to launch in the near future.
OpenAI has made data management more convenient for ChatGPT users by introducing an Export feature in the settings. With this feature, users can quickly export their ChatGPT data and gain insight into the information that is being stored. Users will receive an email containing a file with all relevant data, including their conversations.

As of March 1, 2023, OpenAI has updated its data usage and retention policies, with two notable changes. Firstly, OpenAI will not utilize data provided by customers through the API to train or enhance models unless customers have given explicit consent to share their data for this purpose. Secondly, users can choose to opt-in to share their data. Additionally, any data transmitted through the API will be kept for a maximum of 30 days for monitoring against misuse and abuse, following which it will be removed unless legal requirements mandate otherwise.
OpenAI’s recent data policy revisions highlight its unwavering dedication to safeguarding user privacy and data security, which reinforces users’ trust in the platform’s ability to handle their confidential information. Through the introduction of these new functionalities and modifications, OpenAI strives to equip users and enterprises with increased transparency and autonomy over their data.
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