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Stop ChatGPT training on your data
By default, ChatGPT can use your prompts, files and chats to train future models. Here's how to switch that off in under 20 seconds. Your saved chats stay right where they are.
By default, ChatGPT can use your prompts, files and chats to train future models. Here's how to switch that off in under 20 seconds. Your saved chats stay right where they are.
That's it. Only your new chats stop being used for training. Saved chats, archived chats and projects all stay put.
Start a Temporary Chat. It stays out of your history and memory and isn't used for training. OpenAI may keep it for up to 30 days for safety checks.
Yes, on personal accounts, including paid Plus and Pro, ChatGPT can use your chats for training until you switch it off. On ChatGPT's business plans (Business, Enterprise and Edu), training is off by default. The setting is called Improve the model for everyone, under Settings, then Data controls.
Open your profile icon, choose Settings, then Data controls, and switch off Improve the model for everyone, then tap Done. It takes three clicks and under 20 seconds. From then on, your new chats aren't used to train future models, and your saved chats stay where they are.
Your chat history stays. Switching off training keeps your saved chats, archived chats and projects, and only changes whether new chats are used for training. For one sensitive conversation, start a Temporary Chat. It stays out of your history and memory and isn't used for training, though OpenAI may keep it for up to 30 days for safety checks.
In Claude, open Settings, then Privacy, and switch off Help improve our AI models. This keeps your chats out of future training runs. Anything already used in a past run stays there. With the setting on, Anthropic keeps your chats for up to five years. With it off, the limit is 30 days.
On the web, open Settings & help, then Activity. In the app, tap your profile picture, then Gemini Apps Activity. Tap On at the top, then Turn off, or choose Turn off and delete activity to clear your past chats too. Google still holds new chats for up to 72 hours to run the service.
Most of us use more than one AI. The bonus shows you the training switch in Claude and in Gemini, plus the five things I keep out of every chat window.
This stops your chats being used in future training runs. Anything already used in a past run stays there.
With it off, Google still holds new chats for up to 72 hours to run the service.
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