OpenAI kills “short-lived experiment” where ChatGPT chats could be found on Google

OpenAI’s CISO announced the removal of an opt-in ChatGPT feature that allowed shared conversations to be indexed by search engines, citing the risk of users unintentionally exposing private information; the company is working to purge already indexed content, though cached copies may persist temporarily. The report emphasizes user privacy concerns, notes the absence of a broad announcement for the feature’s rollout, and offers practical safety tips for interacting with AI chatbots, including avoiding PII and limiting sensitive data sharing.