20 million ChatGPT logs are to be shown in court – is there an answer to AI's vast data collection?

By George Phillips for Tom's Guide
Thursday, January 8, 2026

OpenAI's privacy policy says it retains your personal information for as long as it needs in order to provide its service. It may also disclose this information to affiliates and third-parties.

Dr Ilia Kolochenko, CEO at ImmuniWeb, commented on the case. He said: "This case is a telling reminder that – regardless of your privacy settings – your interactions with AI chatbots and other systems may, one day, be produced in court."

He added that "even if some user-facing systems are specifically configured to delete chat logs and history, some others may inevitably preserve them in one form or another."

Dr Kolochenko warned users to be aware of what they're inputting into chatbots. He said "in some cases, produced evidence may trigger investigations and even criminal prosecution of AI users." He concluded by saying AI users should "think twice" prior to entering chats or "testing its guardrails ... otherwise, legal consequences may be pretty serious and long-lasting." Read Full Article

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