Unlocking Privacy: How to Activate ChatGPT’s Incognito Mode

Learn how to use ChatGPT's incognito mode to protect your privacy while chatting

Many frequently overlook that ChatGPT was developed by OpenAI, the firm that designed the AI chatbot and has access to the information you enter. ChatGPT may appear to be your ally in times of need, taking significant measures to help you write and analyze better.

Even if the data isn't being sold to advertisers, many who value their privacy would still like to avoid it. Giving it personal information becomes much more hazardous in light of the recent discovery by researchers that chatbots can be duped into disclosing information they gained during training. Fortunately, ChatGPT allows you to forbid using your discussions with it as training material, and today, we'll teach you how to achieve so.

How to stop ChatGPT from keeping track of your talks: It's easy to turn on ChatGPT's "incognito mode." The steps are listed below.

Log in to your ChatGPT account.

Open Settings

Select Show next to Data Controls

Click the three dots in the bottom left corner next to your email.

Turn off chat history and training.

Follow a similar path to ChatGPT's settings page on a mobile device and then select Data Controls to perform the same action.

That is all required to stop ChatGPT from listening to and picking up information from your discussions. The only drawback of turning this switch on is that you won't be able to use previous discussions as references because each new chat will start with a blank history. If you find it relevant, you can enable chat history from the UI's home page to turn it back on at any moment.