OpenAI rebuts claim that ChatGPT data opt-out settings are misleading
benjamin_warner · x · 2026-09-10
A viral thread alleged that ChatGPT's data controls were misleading, suggesting user data could still train models even after opting out.
OpenAI's Thibault Sottiaux called the claim flatly false: the in-app setting and the privacy portal are two independent ways to opt out, and users only need one — not both. The Help Center will be updated to clarify this.
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