I believe my $20 investment is now justified. With ChatGPT, I can create and interpret images, have a coding assistant that proficiently addresses almost any query, and now with the search feature, I have the option to shift away from Google. I engaged ChatGPT in a discussion about privacy concerns, and the responses provided seemed to address user privacy issues effectively. What are your thoughts? Response from ChatGPT:

“The exact details regarding whether the IP address of a user gets logged when utilizing Bing through ChatGPT are not publicly available based on the sources accessed. The documents and articles discuss the integration of Bing for browsing and searching, but do not provide specific information about IP address logging .

Typically, when a user interacts with a search engine directly, their IP address, and other metadata might be logged by the search engine. However, the setup may be different when the interaction is happening through an intermediary like ChatGPT.

The privacy implications and data logging practices might be governed by the terms of service and privacy policies of both OpenAI and Microsoft (which operates Bing). It’s advisable to review these documents or contact OpenAI and Microsoft directly for precise information regarding privacy and data logging when using the browsing feature in ChatGPT.”

Everything relies on OpenAI deciding what to do with user data in future.