ChatGPT bug temporarily exposes AI chat histories to other users
by Jon Porter from The Verge - All Posts on (#6A111)
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ChatGPT's chat history feature is currently offline as of Tuesday morning after a bug exposed brief descriptions of other users' conversations to people on the service.
On Reddit, one user posted a photo showing descriptions of several ChatGPT conversations they said weren't their own, while someone else on Twitter posted a screenshot of the same bug. A spokesperson for OpenAI confirmed the incident to Bloomberg, noting that the bug did not share full transcripts of conversations but only brief descriptive titles.
The bug is an important reminder to be careful about the sensitive information shared with ChatGPT. Please don't share any sensitive information in your conversations," warns an FAQ on OpenAI's website, which notes that the...