# ChatGPT: "Super shady" data controls settings > Source: > Published: 2026-09-09 12:15:31+00:00 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)