OpenAI forced to preserve ChatGPT chats

OpenAI is contesting a court order in a consolidated copyright lawsuit by The New York Times and other publishers requiring it to preserve user conversation logs, arguing the mandate compromises user privacy and would take months to implement. The report summarizes the judge’s rationale for the preservation order, OpenAI’s objections, and context about ChatGPT’s default data retention and optional deletion/memory features, concluding with a caution about sharing sensitive information with online services.