Safety/press release/2026-09-26

OpenAI admits to posting ChatGPT users' photos online

OpenAI has admitted that its tools inadvertently posted ChatGPT users' photos online. This admission, reported by multiple outlets, confirms a data privacy incident where user images were exposed. The company itself is the source of this central claim.

3 articles from 2 outlets covered this story. The underlying claim is sourced from a press release.

What do all outlets agree on?

2 outlets covered “OpenAI admits to posting ChatGPT users' photos online”. All of them report the following:

  • OpenAI admitted to an incident
  • The incident involved posting ChatGPT users' photos online
  • The tools involved were OpenAI's

Which outlets covered this?

All 3 articles found on this story, grouped by the stance of the piece. Every link goes to the original publisher.

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