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Re: OpenAI – How to delete your account

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Post by rvz » Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 1:58 PM UTC

mentalgear wrote: post #33

Posting it here as a top-level comment as many people asked why boycott just openAi: ----- openAI is the least trustworthy of the Big LLM providers. See S(c)am Altman's track record, especially his early comments in senate hearings where: * he warned of engagement-optimisation strategies, like social media, being used for chatbots / LLMs. * also, he warned that "ads would be the last resort" for LLM companies. Both o…

Why not go a step further and be boycotting all of them, especially those that have government contracts.

Re: OpenAI – How to delete your account

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Post by edgyquant » Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 1:58 PM UTC

xandrius wrote: post #62

titanomachy wrote: post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I distrust OpenAI as much as the next guy, but “Scam Altman” has “70-year-old uncle Facebook rant” energy.

It's using Trumpian tactics to carry an agenda.

Trumpian would usually keep the name so eg Scammy Sam Altman

Re: OpenAI – How to delete your account

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Post by UqWBcuFx6NV4r » Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 1:58 PM UTC

malwrar wrote: post #184

abbadadda wrote: post #37

LOL I keep getting, “ Oops, an error occurred! Too many failed attempts. Try again”… my login codes are mysteriously not working when trying to delete my OpenAI/ChatGPT account.

It claims that I can’t end my subscription because I signed up on another platform. How odd, once money is involved suddenly our AGI contender can’t implement basic features. Or I’m a fool somehow.

If you signed up via e.g. iOS then OpenAI literally is not allowed to manage your subscription. They do not have the capability to do so.

Re: OpenAI – How to delete your account

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Post by fragmede » Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 1:59 PM UTC

malwrar wrote: post #184

abbadadda wrote: post #37

LOL I keep getting, “ Oops, an error occurred! Too many failed attempts. Try again”… my login codes are mysteriously not working when trying to delete my OpenAI/ChatGPT account.

It claims that I can’t end my subscription because I signed up on another platform. How odd, once money is involved suddenly our AGI contender can’t implement basic features. Or I’m a fool somehow.

Is that other platform Apple?

Re: OpenAI – How to delete your account

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Post by teiferer » Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC

I expected the comments to mention Scott Galloway. Haven't found his name here, so I am doing that now.

Context is his https://www.resistandunsubscribe.com/ campaign.

Re: OpenAI – How to delete your account

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Post by verdverm » Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 2:01 PM UTC

edgyquant wrote: post #197

verdverm wrote: post #183

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And also an attempt to make an alternative wikipedia without the human requirements, in an effort to manipulate information and public opinion at scale. Just remember, the Epstein Class is very good, and happy to, play the long game. When the people in charge of government are different, they need to be as aggressive at undoing and punishing.

Wikipedia is quite guilty of exactly what you just said anyway.

Wikipedia is written by people, Grokapedo is Ai generated

Re: OpenAI – How to delete your account

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Post by dangus » Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 2:02 PM UTC

mark_l_watson wrote: post #77

I stopped paying OpenAI a long time ago. I get that actually deleting your OpenAI account hurts their ‘numbers’ and thus possibly their valuation. I choose another path: I use their tokens for free, hopefully helping them go out of business a little sooner. The irony is that until yesterday I felt more or less the same about Anthropic. Last night I paid for an Anthropic subscription I don’t need in order to both supp…

Ads are imminent, TOS just changed to allow them, and free users will get trash models that are net positive profitable after ads. Better to just leave now.

Re: OpenAI – How to delete your account

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Post by gmerc » Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 2:05 PM UTC

resters wrote: post #132

We've seen the Trump administration disregard so many laws already, and abuse power so excessively, that Sam's comments come off as exceptionally and willfully naive, or exceptionally and willfully greedy to the point of truly not caring that OpenAI's technology will undoubtedly be used to break many, many more laws and violate the civil rights or human rights of many, many more people. For a few months now, ChatGPT…

He's a Thiel disciple. Thiel orchestrated Trumps digital campaign. The End.

Re: OpenAI – How to delete your account

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Post by hakrgrl » Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC

It's a sad irony where the most privileged and protected people (hn crowd) attack the people, institutions, and traditions (us govt, military) that made possible the peaceful and abundant world they take for granted.

Re: OpenAI – How to delete your account

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Post by chazftw » Sat, Feb 28, 2026, 2:10 PM UTC

I don’t trust OpenAI, as they don’t trust me.