ChatGPT users beware: bug exposes third-party chat history

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OpenAI temporarily disabled ChatGPT's chat history sidebar on Monday.

A flaw was discovered that displayed to users descriptions of third-party discussions.

A Reddit user and a Twitter user both reported the problem.

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OpenAI acknowledged that the flaw only revealed chat titles, not full transcripts.

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Users are advised not to divulge sensitive information in their chats with OpenAI.

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OpenAI cannot omit certain excerpts from training talks.

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1. OpenAI is working to restore the chat history feature.

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