OpenAI removed a ChatGPT feature allowing user chats to appear in Google search results after a privacy backlash. Fast Company revealed thousands of conversations, some containing highly personal details, were indexed. While users technically opted in, OpenAI admitted the labeling was unclear, leading to accidental sharing of sensitive information about relationships, drug use, and mental health. The company initially defended the feature but ultimately conceded it posed too much risk.

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