OpenAI thumbs-up may send entire chat for training, sparking privacy concerns
Dry_Ad9703 · reddit · 2026-08-26
A user discovered that OpenAI's thumbs-up feedback mechanism carries significant privacy implications. According to documentation, providing a thumbs-up or thumbs-down allows the entire associated conversation to be used for model training, even if users have opted out of general training. This contradicts the intuitive assumption that a 'like' merely indicates preference. The user has filed a GDPR request to clarify if their private conversations, including embarrassing content, were used for training, raising questions about informed consent and interface design in AI products.
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