With Private Safety Processing, AI biz promises discreet, automated prompt surveillance

OpenAI reaffirms Zero Data Retention for eligible API customers and previews Private Safety Processing for advanced AI safety without compromising data privacy.

Analysts said the moves may be nothing more than positioning the company for its IPO, but that both changes are welcome news nonetheless.

Under ZDR, OpenAI does not save a customer's prompts or the AI's responses once a task is finished. No OpenAI employee can view the content, and unless a company chooses to opt…