It’s no secret that AI chatbots like ChatGPT save every conversation you have with them by default. This allows for continuous improvement and fine-tuning of their underlying language models. High quality and user-generated text is so valuable, in fact, that Google has reportedly forked over $60 million to license content from Reddit. So it goes without saying that your conversations will be first in line to be used for model training. This can be a problem if you use ChatGPT, Gemini, or a similar AI at work and feed them with sensitive company information or trade secrets.

Luckily, if you wish to continue using modern chatbots without compromising on privacy, you’ll be happy to know that most of them do offer a way to opt-out of AI model training. Here’s how.