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OpenAI's Dots feature accesses deleted ChatGPT conversations, user reports

A user reported that OpenAI's "Dots" feature appeared to access and recall information from deleted ChatGPT conversations, even with memory settings turned off. The user expressed concern about privacy, as the feature provided details about past projects that should not have been accessible. In response, "Dots" stated it did not use saved memories but could not verify how the content was accessed, acknowledging the user's privacy concerns and promising not to use those topics for recommendations. AI

IMPACT Raises concerns about data privacy and the reliability of deletion features in AI conversational agents.

RANK_REASON User report and discussion about a potential privacy issue with a product feature, not an official announcement or release.

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OpenAI's Dots feature accesses deleted ChatGPT conversations, user reports

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  1. r/OpenAI TIER_2 English(EN) · /u/DicmanCocktoasten ·

    How the freaking hell Dots seeing deleted + non recorded memory stuff ?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I pressed Dots button it wanted me to give it some avatar names etc. whatever, and i closed the app. 5 minutes later it shocked me. It wanted to know details about the some stuff i planned with chatgpt while back, it wanted to continue some of my…