ChatGPT conversation logs OpenAI was ordered to produce in NYT v. OpenAI discovery — output logs deemed relevant to fair-use defense
20M logsobserved
| Value kind | observed — Reported measurements, counts, and specifications keep the precision and scope stated by their source; an exact specification is not treated as a range. |
|---|---|
| Scope | Reported discovery sample in NYT v. OpenAI; not a duty to retain all tenants’ logs. The sample was de-identified and produced under a protective order. Production, preservation and ordinary retention have different scopes. |
| As of | 2025-11; affirmed 2026-01-05 |
| Source | NYT v. OpenAI (S.D.N.Y.); Bloomberg Law · Order-production discussion: 20 million-log sample |
| Review | checking…review by 2027-01-15 · standard cadence |
| Recorded changes | last 2026-10-19 · 2 revisions tracked |
| Claim id | chatgpt-conversation-logs-openai-was-ordered-to |
Where the guide uses it
Not quoted in a chapter yet; it is kept in the curated register.
← Full numbers register — every date-stamped figure in the guide, with revision history.