Tell HN: OpenAI keeps re-enabling the 'allow training' setting
A Hacker News user reports OpenAI's 'allow training' setting re-enables itself after being disabled, raising concerns about opt-out data usage.
A Hacker News user reports resetting OpenAI's 'allow training' opt-out multiple times, with careful tracking, only to find the setting re-enabled on later checks. Commenters speculate about backend sync failures, optimistic UI updates and local storage behavior, or deliberate re-enabling to widen training data usage. Some users report the setting remained disabled, including one EU citizen.
- The user documented multiple resets and found the training opt-out re-enabled
- Commenters suggest backend failures, optimistic UI updates or intentional re-enablement
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2 min read at news.ycombinator.comTell HN: OpenAI keeps re-enabling the 'allow training' setting 61 points by jacquesm 35 minutes ago | hide | past | favorite | 17 comments I've reset this more than once and the last time I made a careful note of when I did it and to my surprise I found it re-enabled when I checked just now. Make sure you check this thing to see if it hasn't been re-enabled if you believe it to be off right now.
By jacquesm · news.ycombinator.com
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