OpenAI no longer has to keep all of its ChatGPT data, with some exceptions

Controversial Preservation command The requirement for OpenAI to retain ChatGPT data logs indefinitely has been terminated. Federal Judge Ona T. Wang filed a new order on October 9 that frees OpenAI from the obligation to “preserve and segregate all output history data that would otherwise be deleted on a prospective basis.”

The case began in late 2023, with New York Times Sue OpenAI for copyright infringement, alleging that the AI ​​giant trained its models on news outlets’ intellectual property without proper compensation. In May of this year, OpenAI was ordered to retain all of its chat logs so that users could access all chat logs New York Times May investigate claims of copyright infringement. In response, OpenAI appealed the court order, arguing that the preservation order was “overreaching” and threatened the privacy of its users.

However, this latest decision means that the AI ​​giant no longer has to keep chat logs as of September 26, except for some. The judge in the case said that any chat logs already saved under the previous order would remain accessible and that OpenAI was required to retain any data related to ChatGPT accounts flagged by New York Times. go ahead, New York Times It is allowed to expand the number of flagged users, as it continues to comb through saved OpenAI logs.