Observation: I (TH) shared a thread from my GPT account with another user (JB). My GPT instance on the thread happening on JB’s system, the one I created and shared to them, referred to me (TH), adding that “TH sometimes goes by ‘Seed’”–a nickname I do not go by, but that JB does, with her own GPT instance. This was the first time JB engaged my GPT instance in a shared fashion, with the nickname never having been brought up or referenced to my GPT. If it matters: I have a paid account. JB does not.
Concern: Cross-contamination of stored memory coming out during a shared situation is a privacy concern, as MY account GPT instance, even shared, should not gain access to JB’s memories and share them out on the thread (I would think?) My GPT, even when accessed by another user, should not be pulling data from their identity context or GPT history—especially not in a way that gets exposed during conversation.
Suggested Fix / Questions for OpenAI:
- How do shared threads handle user identity context when opened on another account?
- Are there cross-session memory collisions that can occur when a shared thread is accessed by a user with existing GPT interactions?
- Is there a way to lock or preserve memory integrity within shared sessions to avoid misattributing identity references?