Judge Revokes OpenAI Order To Save ChatGPT Data Without Time Limit

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JAKARTA - Federal Judge Ona T Wang officially revoked a controversial order requiring OpenAI to store all user conversation data on ChatGPT indefinitely.

Through court documents dated October 9, 2025, as reported by Engadget, the judge released OpenAI from the obligation to store and separate all log output data that should be deleted in the future.

Thus, companies are no longer required to maintain all records of ChatGPT user interactions that were previously required in court orders last May.

The case began in late 2023 when The New York Times sued OpenAI on charges that OpenAI trained its AI model using their article without proper permission or compensation.

As part of the legal process, the court had ordered OpenAI to keep all conversation logs so that The New York Times could trace the alleged violation.

OpenAI then filed an appeal against the order, and assessed that the large-scale data storage policy was too far away and had the potential to threaten user privacy.

In an official statement in June, OpenAI confirmed that The New York Times' move could actually jeopardize user privacy rights.

"We firmly believe this is an exaggerated act from the New York Times. We will continue to appeal this decision so that we can continue to prioritize your trust and privacy," said Brad Lightcap, COO, OpenAI, in June.

Dengan keputusan terbaru ini, OpenAI tidak lagi diwajibkan menyimpan log percakapan sejak 26 September 2025, kecuali untuk sebagian data yang masih relevan.

Hakim Wang menyebut, log yang telah disimpan berdasarkan perintah sebelumnya tetap dapat diakses, dan OpenAI tetap harus mempertahankan data terkait akun ChatGPT yang telah ditandai oleh The New York Times.

With this latest decision, OpenAI is no longer required to save conversation logs since September 26, 2025, except for some relevant data.

Judge Wang said the logs that had been stored based on previous orders remained accessible, and OpenAI still had to maintain data related to the ChatGPT account that had been tagged by The New York Times.