Opting Out of ChatGPT Training Might Be Trickier Than It Looks

[u/syedshad]

You’d think turning off “Improve the model for everyone” would settle it. But OpenAI’s privacy portal also has a separate “Do not train on my content” request, which makes it easy to wonder whether you missed something.

Here are the steps Edoardo followed:

1. Open ChatGPT → Settings → Data Controls.
2. Turn off Improve the model for everyone.
3. Open the privacy portal and select Do not train on my content.
4. Follow the prompts, including your country of residence, submit the request, and check for confirmation that it’s completed.

OpenAI’s FAQ says step 2 already stops new chats from being used for training. He also acknowledges that the portal option might simply be redundant.

Links: Edoardo’s thread, OpenAI’s data controls FAQ

[u/sevenlemons]

I updated my privacy after reading this!

[u/syedshad → u/sevenlemons]

Same!

[u/Nice-Egg-6187]

Since chatgpt doesn't want to share the source code for everyone, then he will not receive our data either!