Overview

• OpenAI has removed ChatGPT’s opt-in discoverability feature that let shared conversations be indexed by search engines.
• Fast Company reported that nearly 4,500 shared ChatGPT links were appearing in Google search results, some revealing sensitive personal information.
• Users who clicked the Share button and checked ‘make this chat discoverable’ often did not realize their conversations would become publicly searchable.
• Chief Information Security Officer Dane Stuckey described the feature as a short-lived experiment and said OpenAI is rolling out delisting requests to purge exposed conversations.
• The incident highlights unresolved privacy and legal-privilege gaps in AI chat services and intensifies calls for regulatory safeguards.