# Stop your chats and posts being used to train AI

Most AI apps can learn from what you type unless you switch it off. These are the switches, app by app, as of October 2026. They move around, so if one's gone, search the app's help for the setting's name.

- Kind: Other
- Applies to: Anywhere
- Your time: about 50 min
- Steps: 7
- Written by: @helg
- Version 1, updated 2026-11-01
- Source: https://helg.app/community/stop-your-chats-and-posts-being-used-to-train-ai

## Steps

1. **ChatGPT: turn off “Improve the model for everyone”** (5 min)
   Settings → Data controls. On the phone it's under your profile in the sidebar. It follows your account to every device. Rating an answer thumbs up or down can still send that chat for training.
   - [OpenAI: data controls](https://help.openai.com/en/articles/7730893-data-controls-in-chatgpt)
2. **Claude: turn off the model-improvement setting** (5 min)
   Settings → Privacy → “Help improve our AI models”. It stops new chats being used; incognito chats never are.
   - [Anthropic: model improvement setting](https://privacy.claude.com/en/articles/12109829-how-do-i-change-my-model-improvement-privacy-settings)
3. **Gemini: turn off Keep Activity** (5 min)
   gemini.google.com → Settings & help → Activity → Turn off. Chats are still kept for 72 hours but aren't used for training unless you send feedback. Work and school accounts are up to the admin.
   - [Google: Gemini Apps Activity](https://support.google.com/gemini/answer/13278892)
4. **LinkedIn: turn off Data for Generative AI Improvement** (5 min)
   The link goes straight to the switch. It stops future use, not training that's already happened.
   - [LinkedIn: the setting](https://www.linkedin.com/mypreferences/d/settings/data-for-ai-improvement)
5. **X: untick the Grok training box** (5 min)
   Settings → Privacy & Safety → Data sharing and personalization → Grok & Third-party Collaborators. The separate Grok app has its own: Settings → Data Controls → Improve the model.
   - [X: about Grok](https://help.x.com/en/using-x/about-grok)
6. **Meta: see whether you can object** (10 min)
   There's no simple switch. Public posts and your chats with Meta's AI can be used; in some countries you can file an objection from your account. Private messages aren't used unless someone in the chat shares them with the AI.
   - [Meta: how it uses information for AI](https://www.facebook.com/privacy/genai/)
7. **Do the kids' accounts too, and re-check in six months** (15 min)
   These settings get renamed and moved between updates. A quick look twice a year is plenty.

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