ChatGPT Users Alarmed as Shared Conversations Surface in Google Search
In an unexpected privacy slip, ChatGPT users are shocked to find that their shared conversations, previously thought private, have been indexed by Google, making personal and sensitive AI chats publicly searchable. This exposure affects thousands of chats, revealing private matters like mental health and work-related issues. While user-created public links are the cause, OpenAI has since removed the feature enabling such discoverability, spotlighting the necessity of treating AI chats with the same caution as sensitive documents.
Aug 2