ChatGPT Bug Reportedly Exposed People's Conversation History

From CNET: A bug appears to have exposed the titles of some users' past conversations with OpenAI's ChatGPT to other people using the AI chatbot, according to a report from Bloomberg. OpenAI temporarily disabled ChatGPT on Monday while it fixed the issue.

When someone is using ChatGPT, a chat history with the service shows up along the left-hand side of the website, letting people continue past conversations. OpenAI confirmed to Bloomberg that some people saw the titles of other people's chats with ChatGPT instead of their own. However, the "substance of the other users' conversations was not visible," according to Bloomberg.

OpenAI reportedly blamed the error on an unnamed open-source software. The company didn't immediately respond to CNET's request for comment.

While it's unclear how many people were impacted by the bug, it's a reminder to be cautious when using ChatGPT and other new AI tools, many of which are still in beta or testing phases. In an FAQ about ChatGPT, OpenAI says it's unable to delete specific prompts from a user's history, adding that people shouldn't "share any sensitive information in your conversations."

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