How Free/Plus conversations are used for model improvement and how to control that setting - OpenAI's current guidance

 Yes. I checked OpenAI's current guidance. As of August 2026:

  • Free and Plus: On personal ChatGPT workspaces, OpenAI says data sharing for model improvement is enabled by default. Therefore, your conversations may be used to improve/train models unless you opt out. (OpenAI Help Center)

  • What your conversations can contribute: OpenAI says real-world conversations help improve models' accuracy, general capabilities and safety. So substantive conversations—especially corrections, difficult edge cases, and real-world problems—can potentially be useful training data. (OpenAI Help Center)

  • If you want to contribute: Keep “Improve the model for everyone” ON. You don't need to do anything additional. However, OpenAI does not say that every individual conversation will necessarily be incorporated into training.

  • How to check your setting on the web:
    Profile → Settings → Data Controls → “Improve the model for everyone.”
    If it is ON, your new conversations may be used for model improvement. (OpenAI Help Center)

  • You can still keep your chat history: Turning the setting OFF does not delete your conversations. They remain in your history, but new conversations aren't used to train models. (OpenAI Help Center)

  • Important exception—feedback: Even if you have opted out, OpenAI says that if you explicitly submit feedback such as 👍 or 👎, the conversation associated with that feedback may be used to train models. (OpenAI Help Center)

  • Temporary Chat: Temporary Chats are not used for model training, aren't saved in your history or used to create memories, and are deleted from OpenAI systems after 30 days (subject to stated exceptions). (OpenAI Help Center)

  • Business/Enterprise/API: These are different: OpenAI says inputs and outputs from business offerings are not used for training by default, unless the organization explicitly opts in to data sharing. (OpenAI Help Center)

  • For your particular intention: If you're comfortable contributing your conversations to model improvement, leaving “Improve the model for everyone” ON + giving precise corrections/feedback is probably the most direct way to contribute.

  • One important caveat: I cannot see your Data Controls setting from inside this conversation, so I cannot tell whether your current chats are actually opted in. You can verify it yourself under Settings → Data Controls. (OpenAI Help Center)

OpenAI's current explanation of how your data is used to improve models

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