OpenAI has officially removed a ChatGPT feature that allowed users to make selected chats public and discoverable by Google. The experimental option raised privacy concerns as some sensitive and personal conversations became visible in search results.

Following a Fast Company report that found sensitive conversations appearing in search results, OpenAI removed a controversial sharing option and began working to de-index exposed content.

OpenAI has removed a feature that made shared ChatGPT conversations appear in search results. The "short-lived experiment" was based on the chatbot's link creation option. After complaints, OpenAI's chief information security officer, Dane Stuckey, said the company is working to remove the chats from search engines.