OpenAI keeps re-enabling the 'allow training' setting, user reports after careful tracking
jacquesm · hn · 2026-09-10
HN user jacquesm reports that OpenAI's 'allow training' opt-out setting has been silently re-enabled on his account multiple times. After resetting it more than once and carefully noting the date of his last opt-out, he found it turned back on when checking again. He urges anyone who believes the setting is off to verify it themselves. If accurate, this suggests users' training opt-out preferences aren't being persisted, raising questions about privacy and OpenAI's respect for user settings.
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