OpenAI LP today added new settings to the ChatGPT interface that will enable users to delete their chat histories and more easily export data. 

In conjunction, the startup announced plans to launch a business version of the service. Dubbed ChatGPT Business, the offering is set to roll out in the coming months.

ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence chatbot that answers user questions in a natural language format. It can generate text and software code, as well as solve mathematical problems. The service is believed to have passed 100 million users in February.

The chatbot’s question answering capabilities are powered by a large language model called GPT-4. The model, which debuted last month, is more adept at answering complex queries than OpenAI’s earlier AI software. During one internal test, GPT-4 completed a simulated version of the bar exam with a score that put it in the top 10% of test takers.

By default, ChatGPT saves user questions and the answers that are generated in response. The new settings that OpenAI released today will enable users to have their chat histories deleted after 30 days. Moreover, OpenAI won’t use the data to train its AI models.

“These controls, which are rolling out to all users starting today, can be found in ChatGPT’s settings and can be changed at any time,” OpenAI stated. “When chat history is disabled, we will retain new conversations for 30 days and review them only when needed to monitor for abuse, before permanently deleting.”

The settings became available today alongside a new data export tool. According to OpenAI, the tool allows users to download a copy of their ChatGPT chat histories along with related information. It was already possible to export that data before, but the task required more time and effort.

OpenAI detailed the update alongside an upcoming business version of its chatbot called ChatGPT Business. The startup didn’t specify what features the offering will provide. But it divulged that, by default, customers’ data won’t be used to train machine learning models.

According to OpenAI, ChatGPT Business will be geared toward “professionals who need more control over their data as well as enterprises seeking to manage their end users.” That suggests the service could include additional user management features. Such features might help administrators more easily perform tasks such as creating accounts for a company’s employees. 

OpenAI already offers one paid version of ChatGPT. Introduced in February, ChatGPT Plus provides faster responses and priority access to new features for a $20 monthly subscription. OpenAI also provides its AI models through application programming interfaces that companies can integrate into their software. 

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