OpenAI will stop saving most #ChatGPT users’ deleted #chats

OpenAI will finally stop saving most ChatGPT users' deleted and temporary chats after a court fight compelled the #AI firm to retain the logs "indefinitely."

The preservation order came in a lawsuit filed by The New York Times and other news plaintiffs, who alleged that user attempts to skirt #paywalls with ChatGPT would most likely set their chats as temporary or delete the logs.

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https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/10/openai-no-longer-forced-to-save-deleted-chats-but-some-users-still-affected/

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