Chatgpt is getting a lockdown mode – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026
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ChatGPT is getting a Lockdown Mode.

Lockdown Mode is “not necessary” for most people and “tightly constrains how ChatGPT can interact with external systems to reduce the risk of prompt injection–based data exfiltration,” according to OpenAI.

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