OpenAI has disabled the function of indexing public ChatGPT dialogues by search engines
OpenAI has disabled the indexing of ChatGPT public chats by search engines after a wave of criticism caused by the discovery of sensitive information in the public domain. About this reported the company’s chief security officer, Dane Stuckey.
This is a feature that allowed search engines to index user dialogs created in public mode. Examples of such conversations where people allegedly confessed to wrongdoing, disclosed confidential business data or other private information quickly spread on social networks. If published through the share chat function, this data could end up in Google search results.
According to Stuckey, as of August 2, 2025, public chat pages will no longer be indexed. OpenAI is also considering possible additional measures to limit access to such materials in cases of accidental posting by users.
The share chat function was introduced in 2023 as a tool for sharing interesting or educational examples of interaction with ChatGPT. However, the company did not take into account how widely such links can be distributed through search engines.
As a reminder, on July 30, OpenAI added a new function to ChatGPT — *Study Mode*. It helps you solve the problem step by step, offering interactive hints, questions, hints and exercises for self-reflection. Answers are structured into blocks that show connections between topics, and the mode itself adapts to the level of the user and takes into account the history of previous chats. Short quizzes are also available to test your knowledge.
