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ChatGPT Adds a Door to the Conversation
· New York time
ChatGPT now lets users lock chats. OpenAI says the feature is intended for situations such as discussing personal matters or planning a surprise, when someone might hand a device to friends or family to show a different conversation. That is a small, recognizable privacy problem. A person can willingly share a screen without intending to share everything accessible from it. The social convention of handing over a phone is not equivalent to opening the entire filing cabinet. The feature addresses that device-sharing situation. Its practical value lies in separating conversations that may otherwise sit close together in the same interface, where an innocent tap can become an unexpectedly comprehensive tour. The broader product lesson is that privacy includes ordinary household interactions, not only distant technical threats. People need controls that fit the way devices move between hands at dinner tables, on couches and during attempts to demonstrate something amusing. A chat assistant may help plan a surprise party, but the surprise traditionally works better if the guest of honor cannot discover the planning thread while inspecting a recipe. After years of expanding what assistants can do, software is still finding useful work in the ancient technology of a closed door.
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