Overview

• OpenAI has formally appealed a July court order in its lawsuit with The New York Times that would force it to retain ChatGPT and API chat data indefinitely.
• Sam Altman told listeners on a popular podcast that private conversations with ChatGPT lack legal confidentiality and could be disclosed if a judge demands them.
• He also warned that some users, particularly younger ones, are becoming emotionally dependent on the AI for making personal decisions.
• Recent viral social media experiments using one-word code prompts have fueled anxiety over potential hidden or ominous responses from the chatbot.
• Privacy experts say this dispute reveals a legal gray zone in AI governance as rapid user adoption outpaces established data protection standards.