WEEK 1 · GET MOVING · 5 min

Close the Door

Two minutes that protect everything you'll ever paste in.

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Before you put real work into AI, decide what it's allowed to keep. On most consumer AI plans, the setting that lets your conversations train future models is often on by default — and your chats can be retained for years. For a leader who pastes in board decks, client terms, or personnel matters, this is a two-minute fix you'll never think about again. In Claude, go to Settings → Privacy and turn off "Help Improve Claude." In ChatGPT, go to Settings → Data Controls and turn off "Improve the model for everyone." Then set yourself one rule: if you wouldn't email it to a competitor, lock this down first. (On any tool, you can also just ask it directly: "Walk me through turning off model training and shortening data retention on my account.")

Sample output · Privacy settings

Data & Privacy

Control what we keep and what helps train future models.

Use my conversations to train models

When off, your chats aren't used to improve future model versions.

Temporary chat

Conversations disappear when you close them. Recommended for sensitive work.

Data retention

How long we keep your chat history.

30 days ▾

TODAY'S INSIGHT

AI gets to keep what you let it keep. Decide once. Then forget about it.

COMING NEXT

Continue to Day 3: The Voice Mirror →