Description:
In ChatGPT, temporary chats present several limitations that are not clearly communicated in the user interface:
- Options like “Archive” and “Add to project” are available in the menu but do not function for temporary chats.
- Attempting to use these options results in no action or error messages.
- Temporary chats cannot generate images or files.
- Closing or refreshing the browser leads to the loss of temporary chats without warning.
Expected behavior:
- Disable or hide non-functional options for temporary chats.
- Provide clear warnings about the limitations and potential data loss associated with temporary chats.
- Consider allowing users to convert temporary chats into persistent ones to retain important information.
Steps to reproduce:
- Start a temporary chat in ChatGPT.
- Attempt to archive or add the chat to a project.
- Observe that these actions do not work or produce errors.
- Try generating an image or file within the temporary chat.
- Close or refresh the browser tab and note that the chat is lost.