OpenAI account banned for 'distilling' as users warn chats and data vanish without warning
aakashbuildsAI · x · 2026-09-05
A developer (@aakashbuildsAI) says his OpenAI account was shut down again, this time for "Distilling" — though he says he's not distilling anything or training a competing model. In the thread, @QuixiAI reports his own ban cut off access to ChatGPT chats linked to his medical records, including his heart medication list, and @aakashbuildsAI notes users can lose months of built-up context with no warning. The takeaway driving discussion: "not your weights, not your AI" — consider going local.
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