OpenAI has removed the feature that allowed users to find ChatGPT conversations via Google

OpenAI has disabled the ability for search engines to index public ChatGPT conversations after a wave of criticism over the disclosure of sensitive information in the public domain, OpenAI Chief Security Officer Dane Stuckey told X.

This is a feature that allowed search engines to index conversations created by users in public mode. Examples of dialogues where people allegedly confessed to violations of the law, disclosed business secrets or other sensitive information quickly spread on social networks. This data could appear in Google search results if it was published through the share chat feature with public access.

According to Stuckey, indexing of such pages will be blocked starting August 2, 2025. OpenAI is also exploring additional steps to restrict access to such materials if users have accidentally made them public.

The share chat feature was introduced in 2023 as a way to share interesting or educational examples of interactions with ChatGPT. However, the company did not anticipate the scale at which public links could spread or be discovered through search engines.

As a reminder, OpenAI recently added a new feature to ChatGPT — Study Mode. It allows users to solve problems step by step.