OpenAI has removed a feature in its ChatGPT application that allowed users to make their conversations publicly discoverable and indexed by search engines such as Google, Bing, and DuckDuckGo. This opt-in feature, described by OpenAI as a "short-lived experiment," enabled some ChatGPT conversations to appear in web search results, raising privacy concerns after sensitive user data, including confessions and trade secrets, became accessible online. The company has since de-indexed all such conversations from search engines and eliminated the checkbox option within ChatGPT that permitted users to share their chats publicly. OpenAI cited the risk of accidental exposure as a key reason for discontinuing the feature. The removal aims to prevent unintended public visibility of private conversations and address growing concerns about data security and user privacy.