Sharing Chats Vs Sharing GPTs: What Leaks And What Doesn't

End-of-lesson check

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1. A user shares a link to their ChatGPT conversation with a colleague. The colleague opens the link the next day and sees only the original messages — none of the new messages the user added after sharing. What best describes this behavior?

   1. Shared chat links are static snapshots that don't update when the original conversation continues
   2. The user must have deleted the conversation before the colleague opened the link
   3. ChatGPT automatically deletes shared links after 24 hours for privacy reasons
   4. The colleague's link expired because it was opened too late

2. Which of the following is exposed when you publish a Custom GPT for public use?

   1. The system prompt you wrote for the GPT
   2. Your ChatGPT message history with other GPTs
   3. Every conversation users have with your GPT
   4. Your ChatGPT account password

3. What does a shared chat link NOT contain, even if those elements were part of the conversation?

   1. Text messages from other participants
   2. Citations and references the model provided
   3. The user's custom instructions or memory
   4. Images that were uploaded during the conversation

4. A user shares a screenshot of their ChatGPT conversation on Twitter. What subtle risk does the lesson specifically warn about with screenshots?

   1. Names, email addresses, or URLs can leak from the edges of the screenshot
   2. ChatGPT will automatically detect and remove the post
   3. The screenshot will become searchable on Google
   4. The AI might generate toxic content that gets flagged

5. A company uses ChatGPT Team and creates a Custom GPT shared only within their workspace. What does this arrangement still require them to verify?

   1. That nothing private or confidential is in the knowledge files
   2. That no employee has ever used the GPT for personal tasks
   3. That the GPT hasn't been used to generate code
   4. That all users have logged out of their accounts

6. A user shared a chat link last week and has since continued the conversation with new messages. They want their recipient to see the new messages. What should they do?

   1. Revoke the old link and create a new shared link
   2. Send the recipient a direct message with the new content
   3. Delete the conversation and start over
   4. Wait for ChatGPT to automatically update the link

7. What happened when ChatGPT briefly allowed shared chats to become discoverable in search engines?

   1. ChatGPT's servers were hacked
   2. Thousands of conversations with personal information were indexed and surfaced
   3. Users received free premium upgrades
   4. The feature was immediately adopted as permanent

8. A user integrates their Google Drive into ChatGPT and asks about internal company documents. They then share that conversation link. What hidden content might be exposed?

   1. The names of all their Google contacts
   2. Excerpts from the private Drive documents included in the conversation
   3. Their entire Google Drive folder structure
   4. Their Google account password

9. A user wants to share a ChatGPT conversation that contains sensitive financial information in one message. What's the safest approach before sharing?

   1. Review the chat and remove or edit the sensitive message
   2. Delete the entire conversation first
   3. Convert the chat to a PDF first
   4. Share the link and hope recipients don't notice

10. What should a creator absolutely avoid putting in their Custom GPT's system prompt?

    1. API keys, passwords, or other secrets
    2. Formatting instructions for better responses
    3. Examples of how to respond to common questions
    4. Personality traits and tone guidelines

11. A user shared a chat link containing a draft they now regret making public. How can they remove public access to it?

    1. Go to settings, find Shared Links, and delete the link
    2. Make the conversation private from the chat window
    3. Wait 30 days for automatic expiration
    4. Delete the original conversation

12. What did power users on r/ChatPSA commonly adopt as a security habit after the indexed conversations incident?

    1. Deleting their account monthly
    2. Only sharing via screenshots
    3. Never sharing any links at all
    4. Running recurring hygiene passes through their Shared Links list

13. A user deletes their original chat after sharing the link. Does the shared link still work?

    1. Only if they have ChatGPT Plus
    2. No, deleting the chat immediately invalidates all shared links
    3. Only for 24 hours after deletion
    4. Yes, the snapshot remains accessible until explicitly revoked

14. What action configuration information is visible when you publish a Custom GPT?

    1. The full source code of any integrations
    2. The endpoints the GPT can call and their authentication flows
    3. Your personal OAuth credentials
    4. All user passwords for connected services

15. What is the most common mistake the lesson identifies that leads to unintentional data leakage?

    1. Mixing up sharing a chat versus sharing a Custom GPT
    2. Using connectors without permission
    3. Using weak passwords
    4. Posting on social media too frequently