Codex training setting questioned

A Hacker News post alleges that OpenAI’s Codex data-sharing setting had been turned back on for some users, without them knowingly opting in. The poster says they and coworkers had previously disabled sharing and then noticed it enabled. But this is a user report, not confirmation from OpenAI, and the item doesn’t establish how many accounts were affected. Comments include people who say their setting stayed off, so the reports are mixed. The Hacker News post doesn’t settle whether this was a wider issue or an isolated one.

For a company using coding assistants, the practical point is to check the settings on the accounts your team actually uses, rather than assume a past choice is still in place. If you tell customers that their code isn’t used for training, make sure you can verify the setting and your account terms.