What happened to ChatGPT group chats?
In short
Access changed on .
OpenAI stopped users from creating or joining group chats and said existing chats would soon become read-only.
Source: OpenAI Help Center.
What this means
On , OpenAI stopped creation, conversion, and new joining of ChatGPT group chats, without changing individual chats. Existing group chats stayed active until each became read-only, after which messages, files, and images remained viewable. No action was needed to preserve history, but users could request an export through ChatGPT or the OpenAI Privacy Portal.
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