Overview

• Media plaintiffs, including The New York Times, obtained a June court order demanding indefinite preservation of all ChatGPT logs, and OpenAI is appealing the ruling as an overreach
• Under OpenAI’s policy, user chats are deleted after 30 days unless required for legal or security reasons
• Unlike encrypted messaging services, OpenAI employees can review user conversations to fine-tune the model and monitor for misuse
• Altman has called on lawmakers to establish legal standards for AI privacy that would extend doctor-patient and attorney-client privileges to conversations with ChatGPT
• A growing number of users, particularly younger people, are turning to ChatGPT for therapy, life coaching, and relationship advice, underscoring the urgency for legal safeguards