How to Stop AI Chatbots From Training on Your Data

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Are you worried about AI chatbots learning from your conversations and creative work? You're not alone. As AI becomes more integrated into our daily lives, understanding how to safeguard your data from being used to train AI is becoming increasingly important. Most of the conversations you share with AI are stored securely in the cloud, but there is always the risk that your information could be leaked in a data breach, or used to help someone with the answer to their AI query. This article will walk you through practical steps and settings you can adjust to take control of your information and limit how AI chatbots learn from you. Here's what you need to know.

Most of you probably think AI Chatbots are living computers and are creating the information they deliver to you out of their electronic brain. In reality, AI Chatbots gather information from your conversations and the internet to learn and improve. This process allows them to solve specific problems better as you continue to use them.

If you read the privacy policy of popular AI chatbots, you will find out that your data is collected anonymously. Your information is not used for company marketing or creating user advertising profiles, it only helps AI companies improve future models.

You're probably tempted to give up using AI altogether, but before you decide to opt out of AI model training, it’s worth considering whether it’s something you want to do. Below are some reasons you may want to disable AI model training:

Data leakage is common. Popular chatbots like ChatGPT, Gemini, and DeepSeek have faced multiple data breaches. This means your stored data can be stolen by malicious actors, and they might even be able to trace it back to you.

Sensitive data. What if you work in industries like healthcare or finance, and use AI for help with work? You probably won’t trust AI with the sensitive information especially considering it could get leaked. HIPAA or GDPR policies might also force you to opt out.

Ethical concerns. Users have also raised ethical concerns, like using user data for model training for profit without compensation, the environmental impact of training (high energy use), and unfair labor practices.

Here’s how to disable it in popular AI chatbots. If you want to use Generative AI, and turn off training, here's how to do it:

Disable AI Model Training in ChatGPT

If you just want to disable the model training for specific chats, open a new chat in ChatGPT and click on the Temporary button at the top-right corner. Now, any chat in this window will not be stored in your account history or used for AI training. To permanently disable model training, click on your profile image in the top-right corner and select Settings.

Disable AI Model Training in Microsoft Copilot

Launch the Copilot app in Windows and select Settings from the profile icon at the bottom-left corner. Click on the Privacy option and disable both the Model training on text and Model training on voice options. While you are at it, you might also want to disable the Diagnostic Data Sharing option that will allow Microsoft to improve its other products based on your Copilot usage.

Disable AI Model Training in Google Gemini

The setting to disable AI model training in Gemini is a bit of a double-edged sword. You’ll have to disable storing your personal activity data altogether to prevent Google from using it for model training. So you won’t be able to access your conversations once disabled.

Click on the Activity button in the left panel. In the new window, click on Turn off next to Gemini Apps Activity and select Turn off or Turn off and delete activity. The first option will disable AI model training for future activity, and the second option will delete previous data as well.

Disable AI Model Training in DeepSeek

DeepSeek uses a similar approach to ChatGPT for turning off model training. Just click on the My Profile button in the left panel and select Settings. Here, move to the Profile tab and disable the Improve the model for everyone option. That’s it, the AI model training will be disabled.

Disable AI Model Training in X (formerly Twitter)

X has leveraged its vast pool of tweets to train its AI Chatbot Grok, even if most users will never interact with it. Luckily, you can disable your X data from being used to train future models. Simply navigate to Settings > Privacy and Safety > Grok and disable the “Allow your posts as well as your interactions, inputs, and results with Grok to be used for training and fine-tuning” toggle.

Disable AI Model Training in Claude?

Claude stands apart from others in its league by not using user inputs or outputs for model training by default. This means that, under normal circumstances, your interactions with Claude remain private. And when you delete individual chats via the app or website, Anthropic says it will retain them for 30 days before deleting them permanently.

Disable AI Model Training in Meta AI

To opt out of Meta using your data to train AI models, you can't disable the training process directly. However, you can take steps to limit the amount of your data that's used and object to Meta's AI training on your data. For Facebook users, you can go to Settings & Privacy > Privacy Center and find the section on "How Meta uses information for generative AI models and features." Click on "Right to Object" and fill out the form to express your objection. For Instagram, the process is similar: go to Settings > Privacy and navigate to the "About" section of the Privacy Policy to find the same "Right to Object" form.

By following these steps, you can maintain more control over how your interactions with AI chatbots are used. But while these settings offer a degree of privacy, we cannot possibly know if companies follow through on their promises. For complete peace of mind then, I’d recommend running an offline chatbot like Meta’s Llama 3 on your own computer. This method ensures that conversations never leave your device..

Hopefully, this will give you tips to help you keep your information out of the prying eyes of AI chatbots. If you have any questions, please reach out. I'm always available.

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