Fact · Speech recognition
OpenAI says data sent to its API is not used to train or improve its models unless the customer explicitly opts in.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“As of March 1, 2023, data sent to the OpenAI API is not used to train or improve OpenAI models (unless you explicitly opt in to share data with us).”
Data controls in the OpenAI platform, OpenAI, OpenAI Platform documentation, 2026, Introduction, Your data is your data.
Open the original- What it measures
- This applies to the API, which is where the speech-to-text models are sold. It is a separate policy from the ChatGPT apps.
- What it does not show
- The same page says abuse monitoring logs are kept for up to 30 days by default. Read on 2026-10-17.
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