OpenAI Rolls Out ChatGPT Lockdown Mode, Disabling 4 Features to Curb Prompt Injection
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Updated · TechCrunch · Jun 6
OpenAI Rolls Out ChatGPT Lockdown Mode, Disabling 4 Features to Curb Prompt Injection
3 articles · Updated · TechCrunch · Jun 6
Summary
OpenAI is rolling out Lockdown Mode for self-serve ChatGPT Business accounts and eligible personal accounts, targeting users that handle sensitive data and want tighter protection from prompt-injection attacks.
The mode disables 4 capabilities—live web browsing, web image retrieval and display, deep research, and agent mode—to reduce the chances that hidden instructions in webpages or other sources can trigger data exfiltration.
OpenAI said the safeguard is not foolproof: prompt injections can still appear in cached web content or uploaded files and may still affect a response’s behavior or accuracy.
The company framed Lockdown Mode as a stricter, opt-in setting rather than a default for all users, aimed at lowering risk for higher-sensitivity workflows.