OpenAI Announces ChatGPT Business Tier and Enhanced Privacy Controls
OpenAI unveils a forthcoming ChatGPT Business subscription designed for enterprise data control and introduces new privacy features for all users. These updates arrive as increasing regulatory scrutiny pressures the company to address data handling concerns.
OpenAI reveals plans to launch ChatGPT Business, a new subscription tier tailored for professionals and enterprises that require greater control over their data. This upcoming plan promises that end user data will not be used to train OpenAI's models by default, following the same strict data usage policies as the company's API. The introduction of this business-focused tier reflects OpenAI's strategy to generate new revenue streams from its rapidly growing, historically popular chatbot.
In addition to the enterprise tier, OpenAI rolls out new privacy controls that allow all ChatGPT users to disable their chat history. When this setting is active, the resulting conversations are excluded from model training and hidden from the sidebar, though the company retains them for 30 days to monitor for abuse. Users also gain the ability to export their ChatGPT data directly to their associated email addresses.
These privacy and enterprise updates come at a critical time as OpenAI faces mounting regulatory scrutiny across the globe. The new features directly address recent backlash and bans, such as Italy's recent blocking of the service over alleged unlawful data processing and inadequate age restrictions. By providing tools to manage data retention and visibility, OpenAI takes proactive steps to appease concerned regulators and cautious corporate clients.