Enable or disable model improvement data usage
Choose whether your files and chats improve OpenAI models.
Toggle for 'Improve the model for everyone'.
Where
Settings > Data Controls
Why
Allows users to control if their uploaded content is used for training and improving OpenAI's models, respecting privacy preferences.
What it does and when to use it
Users can control whether OpenAI uses their uploaded files and chat content to improve model performance. This setting, found in 'Settings > Data Controls' as 'Improve the model for everyone', can be turned off at any time.
Sources and credit
- File storage and Library in ChatGPT ↗OpenAI · OpenAI Help Center · Sep 6, 2026 · paraphrased
First seen on Subvolts Sep 6, 2026. Updated Sep 11, 2026. Spotted a problem? Tell us.
Where it shows up
- File storage and Library in ChatGPTOpenAI · OpenAI Help Center · Sep 6, 2026
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Questions people ask
- Which AI tools does this work with?
- The sources used it with ChatGPT.
- Where did this come from?
- OpenAI (OpenAI Help Center). Subvolts collected, normalized and credited it; the link above opens the original.