Developer pushes back on Codex privacy fears: user data almost certainly not used for training
_sholtodouglas · x · 2026-09-08
Responding to rumors, sholtodouglas argues it is extremely unlikely user data influenced the incident—OpenAI would not pull user transcripts or knowingly train on them in a way that would have affected results. He warns against the narrative that "your user data isn't safe in Codex," saying it surely is safe based on all outside evidence.
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