{"slug": "chatgpt-super-shady-data-controls-settings", "title": "ChatGPT: \"Super shady\" data controls settings", "summary": "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.", "body_md": "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)\"\n\nThere 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)\n\nThere 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)\n\nWhen 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)\n\nThis 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)", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/chatgpt-super-shady-data-controls-settings", "canonical_source": "https://twitter.com/edoardocontente/status/2097607340505928153", "published_at": "2026-09-09 12:15:31+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-09 12:46:03.622486+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-policy", "ai-ethics", "ai-products"], "entities": ["Edoardo Contente", "OpenAI", "ChatGPT"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/chatgpt-super-shady-data-controls-settings", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/chatgpt-super-shady-data-controls-settings.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/chatgpt-super-shady-data-controls-settings.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/chatgpt-super-shady-data-controls-settings.jsonld"}}