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Default Use of Conversation Content for Model Training

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

The clause establishes content use for model training as the operational default, creating a mechanism whereby user interactions contribute to model development unless affirmatively disabled. This structure allocates the burden of opting out to users rather than requiring affirmative consent to training use.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Users operate under terms that permit their conversation content to be incorporated into model training activities by default. The provision establishes that users must take specific steps within settings or submit a form to prevent this use; failure to take these steps results in content being used for training purposes as written in the terms.

How other platforms handle this

Perplexity AI Medium

We may use the information we collect, including the content of your searches and interactions with our AI, to train, fine-tune, and improve our models and services.

Anthropic Medium

We may use Materials to provide, maintain, and improve the Services and to develop other products and services, including training our models, unless you opt out of training through your account settings. Even if you opt out, we will use Materials for model training when: (1) you provide Feedback to...

Hulu Medium

engage in any of the foregoing in connection with any use, creation, development, modification, prompting, fine-tuning, training, testing, benchmarking or validation of any artificial intelligence or machine learning tool, model, system, algorithm, product or other technology ("AI Tool").

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We may use Content you provide us to train our models. For ChatGPT and other consumer services, you can turn off training in your settings (Settings > Data Controls > Improve the model for everyone) or by submitting this form. Operators can also turn off training via the API.

— Excerpt from OpenAI's Privacy Policy (ROW)

Applicable regulations

EU AI Act
European Union
California AB 2013 AI Training Data Transparency
US-CA
Colorado AI Act
US-CO
EU AI Act - High Risk Provisions
EU
GDPR
European Union
Texas AI Act
Texas, USA
Trump Executive Order on AI Policy Framework
US
UK GDPR
United Kingdom

Provision details

Document information
Document
Privacy Policy (ROW)
Entity
OpenAI
Document last updated
March 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
March 10, 2026
Last verified
May 12, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-009521
Document ID
CA-D-00006
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
f3c083059dff1a3f26f2ce10f0072ca60f38c6921517ae6dd07e528e4bfc7ce2
Analysis generated
March 10, 2026 03:38 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: OpenAI
Document: Privacy Policy (ROW)
Record ID: CA-P-009521
Captured: 2026-03-10 03:38:17 UTC
SHA-256: f3c083059dff1a3f…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/openai/privacy-policy-row/default-use-of-conversation-content-for-model-training/
Accessed: May 20, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
High
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does OpenAI's Default Use of Conversation Content for Model Training clause do?

The clause establishes content use for model training as the operational default, creating a mechanism whereby user interactions contribute to model development unless affirmatively disabled. This structure allocates the burden of opting out to users rather than requiring affirmative consent to training use.

How does this clause affect you?

Users operate under terms that permit their conversation content to be incorporated into model training activities by default. The provision establishes that users must take specific steps within settings or submit a form to prevent this use; failure to take these steps results in content being used for training purposes as written in the terms.

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