OpenAI seems to be silently re-enabling model training on Codex chats
A Hacker News discussion post reports that a user's company noticed the "Improve the model for everyone" data-sharing setting in Codex had been re-enabled without knowing opt-in.
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A Hacker News discussion post reports that a user's company noticed the "Improve the model for everyone" data-sharing setting in Codex had been re-enabled without knowing opt-in. The post links to OpenAI's data controls page and a privacy policy opt-out page, and mentions an earlier related discussion. Commenters speculate about flagging and retention mechanisms, but these are unverified assertions. The fetched text is largely comment thread content, not an OpenAI announcement or policy statement.
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A user reports the "Improve the model for everyone" setting in Codex was found enabled without deliberate opt-in.
Source: news.ycombinator.com ↗Stored source-based brief · key point 1 · AINewsIQ paraphraseThe post points users to OpenAI's data controls page and a privacy policy page where data sharing can be turned off.
Source: news.ycombinator.com ↗Stored source-based brief · key point 2 · AINewsIQ paraphraseCommenters speculate that flagged conversations may be retained outside contractual protections; these claims are not substantiated in the text.
Source: news.ycombinator.com ↗Stored source-based brief · key point 3 · AINewsIQ paraphraseLimits from the stored brief
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Enterprises rely on data-sharing settings to protect proprietary code. If defaults change silently, organizations may unknowingly send confidential prompts for model training.
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