Policy Drift Analysis Mixed 3 mo

OpenAI has made 40 significant policy changes since monitoring began in March 2026 (3 mo). 6 were negative for consumers, primarily involving transparency removal. 3 were positive, strengthening consumer protections.
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6
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3
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20
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Negative (15%) Positive (7%)

Documents Affected

OpenAI Privacy Policy
16 changes
This document establishes OpenAI's privacy practices for users of its products including ChatGPT, the API, and DALL-E. The policy authorizes collection of conversation content, uploaded files, device identifiers, IP addresses, …
Jun 12, 2026
OpenAI updated its privacy policy on June 12, 2026 to restructure how it describes data use and advertising practices. The policy removed language stating that …
medium negative
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OpenAI Service Terms
5 changes
OpenAI's Service Terms establish the conditions governing user access to ChatGPT, the API, and related products. The agreement authorizes OpenAI to use user inputs and outputs to operate and improve …
Jun 13, 2026
OpenAI updated their OpenAI Service Terms on June 13, 2026. Change detected: 4 sentence(s) added, 2 sentence(s) modified. Document contained 93 sentences after update.
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OpenAI Enterprise Privacy
4 changes
This is OpenAI's enterprise privacy information page covering ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Teams (Business), and the API Platform. The document states that by default, inputs, outputs, and conversation data from enterprise …
Jun 1, 2026
OpenAI updated three sentences in their Enterprise Privacy policy on June 1, 2026, removing spacing characters around hyperlinks in language describing Data Processing Agreements, Student …
low neutral
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OpenAI API Data Usage Policies
4 changes
This is OpenAI's Enterprise Privacy disclosure page, covering data handling practices for ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Teams (Business), and the API Platform. The document states that for these enterprise and API …
May 29, 2026
OpenAI updated its API Data Usage Policies on May 29, 2026 by modifying three hyperlinked references within the document. The changes involved adjusting whitespace and …
low neutral
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OpenAI Business Terms
3 changes
OpenAI's Services Agreement sets the terms for using ChatGPT, the API, and other OpenAI products, covering account creation, acceptable use, content rights, payment, and dispute resolution. The agreement grants OpenAI …
Jun 13, 2026
OpenAI updated their OpenAI Business Terms on June 13, 2026. Change detected: 5 sentence(s) modified. Document contained 215 sentences after update.
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OpenAI Safety Standards
3 changes
This document presents OpenAI's public safety framework, detailing the company's internal processes for AI system development including red-teaming, preparedness assessments, and superalignment research. The document describes OpenAI's iterative deployment methodology …
Jun 2, 2026
OpenAI updated their OpenAI Safety Standards on June 02, 2026. Change detected: 3 sentence(s) removed, 3 sentence(s) modified. Document contained 11 sentences after update.
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OpenAI Data Processing Addendum
2 changes
This document establishes OpenAI's data processing terms for business customers who submit personal data through the OpenAI API. The agreement specifies that OpenAI processes personal data only according to documented …
Jun 6, 2026
OpenAI removed the full language selector list from the header of their Data Processing Addendum on June 6, 2026, replacing it with a collapsed menu …
low neutral
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OpenAI EU Terms of Use
2 changes
This document establishes the terms of use for OpenAI services accessed by users in the European Union, covering products including ChatGPT and the OpenAI API. The agreement authorizes OpenAI to …
Jun 3, 2026
OpenAI removed the language selector menu from the header of its EU Terms of Use on June 3, 2026. The document previously displayed 67 language …
low negative
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OpenAI Usage Policies
1 change
OpenAI Usage Policies establish prohibited and restricted use categories for ChatGPT, the API, and other OpenAI products. The document prohibits specified uses including generation of content sexualizing minors, assistance with …
May 23, 2026
OpenAI's Usage Policies document underwent a technical language update on May 23, 2026. The change involved modifications to the language selector options and their display …
low neutral

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All Changes (40)

Jun 13, 2026
OpenAI updated their OpenAI Business Terms on June 13, 2026. Change detected: 5 sentence(s) modified. Document contained 215 sentences after update.
OpenAI Business Terms
Jun 13, 2026
OpenAI updated their OpenAI Service Terms on June 13, 2026. Change detected: 4 sentence(s) added, 2 sentence(s) modified. Document contained 93 sentences after update.
OpenAI Service Terms
Jun 12, 2026
OpenAI updated its privacy policy on June 12, 2026 to restructure how it describes data use and advertising practices. The policy removed language stating that OpenAI receives information from advertisers …
medium negative OpenAI Privacy Policy
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Trend Observation

OpenAI's most frequent change categories are Transparency removal (6), Advertising use expansion (3). The most frequently updated document is OpenAI Privacy Policy with 16 changes. Get alerted when OpenAI changes policy →

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