Is it safe to paste my data into an AI chatbot?
Most chatbots keep what you type, and several may use it to train future models unless you say no. Here is what ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot and Meta AI keep, and where the off switches are.
Read the full answerTreat a chatbot like an email to a company: what you type is stored, and on personal accounts it may be used to train future AI models unless you switch that off. Each major chatbot has a setting to opt out, a temporary or incognito mode, and a way to delete history. Never paste passwords, ID numbers or other people's private records.
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