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Re:OpenAI have no mathematicians capable of understanding wh... by simianwords on Thursday September 10, 2026 @03:31AM (#49639753)
> but there is a better way to do it.

This looks incorrect. OpenAI have flat out said that there's no need of doing this and both ways are equivalent

> We respect our users' choice whether to use their data to “improve our models for everyone” regardless of where they express that choice. Users can opt out in the in-app settings or indeed also in our privacy portal. They do not need to opt out in both places, and we will make this clearer in our Help Center.

https://x.com/thsottiaux/status/2097746417012166816

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Re:OpenAI have no mathematicians capable of understanding wh... by my-huge-pony on Thursday September 10, 2026 @05:33AM (#49640925)
Even if that's true right now, if one of the options is legally binding and the other is "we promise not to eat your data... for now", the first option is still better.
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Re:OpenAI have no mathematicians capable of understanding wh... by simianwords on Thursday September 10, 2026 @06:21AM (#49641267)
so what option do you leave them with? they are giving both alternatives and clearly stating both do the same thing underneath. there's literally nothing else they could have done here.
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Re:OpenAI have no mathematicians capable of understanding wh... by tristanj on Thursday September 10, 2026 @06:44AM (#49641483)
Option A can be accidentally undone with a few clicks.

Option B is legally binding and permanent.

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Re:OpenAI have no mathematicians capable of understanding wh... by simianwords on Thursday September 10, 2026 @07:02AM (#49641632)
I get it, but what option does OpenAI have here other than to present the two options?
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Re:OpenAI have no mathematicians capable of understanding wh... by tristanj on Thursday September 10, 2026 @06:41AM (#49641444)
They're not equivalent.

The one in ChatGPT settings only applies to ChatGPT. The one on the OpenAI privacy portal applies to all OpenAI products, present and future.

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