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Shared ChatGPT conversations showed up in Google search results

OpenAI, disclosed 31 Jul 2025. Leaky AI product Data exposed Medium

A ChatGPT option to make shared chats discoverable led to thousands of conversations being indexed by Google, some containing names, CVs, mental health details and business information. OpenAI removed the feature and worked with search engines to de-index the links.

Disclosed
31 Jul 2025
Organization
OpenAI
Vendor
OpenAI
Model
ChatGPT
Product
ChatGPT
Kind of AI
Chatbot
AI's role
AI was the target
How it happened
Leaky AI product: Accidental publication
Harm
Data exposed
Data involved
Chat logs, Personal data
Reach
One organization
Records
4,500
Severity
Medium
Model at fault
No
Status
Confirmed

Sources

  1. https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/01/openai_removes_chatgpt_selfdoxing_option/
  2. https://www.searchenginejournal.com/openai-is-pulling-shared-chatgpt-chats-from-google-search/552671/

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