ChatGPT customers can now turn off their conversation records by hitting a toggle switch. According to the OpenAI this privacy option is added ChatGpt account settings.
People can opt out of having their interactions used to train the artificial intelligence company’s models. The change may serve as a ChatGPT privacy protection for users. For those who occasionally exchange sensitive information with the popular AI chatbot.
When users do this, their discussions are no longer preserved in ChatGPT’s history sidebar. Which is on the left side of the webpage. And OpenAI’s models are no longer able to develop over time using that data.
OpenAI’s goal is to help consumers feel more at ease. When utilising the chatbot for a variety of applications. During a presentation of the functionality on Monday. For example, the business used the scenario of hosting a surprise birthday party.
People Can Decide How Their Data Used
“We want to move more in this direction where people who use our products can decide how their data is used. Whether it’s used for training or not,” said OpenAI Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati.
Millions of individuals have played with ChatGPT and other bots. Such as Bard, built by Alphabet Inc.’s Google in the months since its public release. This new wave of AI chatbots is already being used for everything. From vacation planning to acting as an impromptu therapist. Prompting concerns not only about how these systems can be utilised. But also about how corporations analyse the cues individuals type into them. According to OpenAI, its programme strips away personally identifiable information from users.
The San Francisco-based business will continue to train its models on user data by default. As disclosed in a blog post on Tuesday. According to the company, it will continue to keep data. Even that from chats when users have switched off the chat history for 30 days. Before deleting it in order to detect abusive behaviour.
This month, OpenAI also announced that customers will be able to send themselves a downloaded copy of the data. Generated while using ChatGPT which includes discussions with the chatbot. In the next months, the company plans to launch a business subscription plan that. By default, will not train on the data of those users.
