OpenAI has removed a feature allowing ChatGPT conversations to be indexed by the Google search engine. The action comes following a growing number of complaints about user privacy. The company called it a “short-lived experiment.

However, Sam Altman, OpenAI’s CEO, stated during a U.S. Senate subcommittee hearing on AI in May that, despite some advantages of ChatGPT, it will “probably not” replace Google. As more players have entered the AI race in the last year, it remains to be seen how it will play out.

Thousands of private ChatGPT conversations have been appearing in Google search results because of the chatbot's "Share" feature, which the company recently removed following a backlash.