OpenAI's ChatGPT Unveils 'Incognito Mode' For Enhanced User Privacy

OpenAI's viral chatbot ChatGPT now officially has what one of its employees described as "incognito mode." According to the company, this incognito mode is much like private browsing on any browser, wherein users' conversation history is not stored.

The company claims that this mode will not save users' conversation history or use it to improve its artificial intelligence capabilities, as it does on the regular mode. In addition, OpenAI announced "ChatGPT Business" subscription that will offer more data controls to users.

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ChatGPT's incognito mode comes after scrutiny

Recently, such AI tools have come under scrutiny from various bodies around the world for they're trained using data from millions of users around the world. This is how AI is trained to deliver better and more factual results.

Just last month, Italy banned ChatGPT for possible privacy violations. The company was told that the service could resume by giving users the right to opt out of data collection. After this, a task force was set up to see if ChatGPT was involved in any data violations.

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OpenAI's chief technology officer, Mira Murati, told Reuters that the company was in compliance of European privacy law and is currently in the process of resolving any privacy concerns. She also added that this new series of features did not arise from the Italy ban, instead saying that it was had been in the works for months to put users "in the driver's seat" when it comes to data collection.

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"We'll be moving more and more in this direction of prioritizing user privacy," Murati said, adding that OpenAI's goal to make "it completely eyes off and the models are super aligned: they do the things that you want to do".

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She also claimed that user information has helped make ChatGPT more reliable and to reduce political bias among other issues, while adding that the company still has many challenges to tackle.

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After the latest feature, users may switch off "Chat History & Training" in their settings and they can also export their data. Under this mode, conversations would be retained for 30 days to look for abuse before permanently deleting them, OpenAI's product officer Nicholas Turley said.

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