ChatGPT enabled chat history to secure user privacy: Heres why

OpenAI revealed a new feature on its blog on Tuesday that enables users to turn off their chat history. When disabled, data supplied through ChatGPT will not be processed to enhance the model, instead, discussions are stored in OpenAI’s system for 30 days before being erased. 

The only method to stop your information from being exchanged with the model in the past was to opt out via a form that was mentioned in one of OpenAI’s posts regarding its privacy policy. Turning off data sharing has become considerably simpler and more readily available.

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After a recent privacy violation and an upsurge in ethical and legal questions regarding the way ChatGPT data is handled, the revised privacy setting was implemented. Private and financial user information was momentarily made available to other users due to the breach. Due to ChatGPT’s insufficient user data security, Italy prohibited it in accordance with the stringent General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules of Europe. 

In a similar vein, a complaint was made to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), alleging that misleading laws had been broken. Since then, OpenAI has reaffirmed its dedication to security and safety, stating that it’s going to “continue to enhance safety precautions as our AI systems evolve.”

How to disable chat history on ChatGPT

Click on your user account name in ChatGPT and then select settings to modify your account settings. 

If the “Data Controls” are hidden, click “Show” in the popup that appears. 

By doing so, a toggle labelled Chat History & Training will become visible. To turn it off, tap the toggle.

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The creation of a ChatGPT Business subscription was also announced by OpenAI, and it is intended “for professionals who need more control over their data as well as enterprises seeking to manage their end users.” the firm wrote in the blog. 

A subscription to ChatGPT Business would be subject to OpenAI’s API use of data policy, which forbids sharing chat data with its model. Companies who were concerned about their staff utilising ChatGPT when Samsung employees unintentionally shared sensitive code to the chatbot are likely to be relieved by this news. The rollout of the business subscription, according to OpenAI, will begin soon.