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ChatGPT: "Super shady" data controls settings

Edoardo Contente, a user on X, criticized OpenAI's ChatGPT data controls as 'super shady,' claiming that a setting makes it appear user data can be used for training even when users explicitly opt out of improving the model for everyone. Contente noted that clicking 'Learn More' reveals OpenAI uses data for training unless users opt out, and urged OpenAI to clarify its policies or risk losing customers and scientists.

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ChatGPT: "Super shady" data controls settings
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Edoardo Contente on X: "There is a super shady data control setting on everyone's ChatGPT which makes it seem like your data can be used for training even if you explicitly say to NOT improve the model for everyone (1/9)"

There is a super shady data control setting on everyone's ChatGPT which makes it seem like your data can be used for training even if you explicitly say to NOT improve the model for everyone (1/9)

There is a super shady data control setting on everyone's ChatGPT which makes it seem like your data can be used for training even if you explicitly say to NOT improve the model for everyone (1/9)

When you click on "Learn More" this page shows up saying that OpenAI uses your data for training unless you opt out (which I thought was the whole purpose of the toggle) (3/9)

This might simply be a redundant data setting but that does not make it any less shady: this is not a good way to make people trust your data control policies. I suggest @OpenAI to clarify them or risk losing more customers/ scientists! (9/9)

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