Dropbox spooks users by sending data to OpenAI for AI search features

Dropbox has introduced an AI-powered search feature called Dash, which allows AI models to perform universal searches across platforms. As part of this feature, user files are sent to OpenAI for analysis using an AI language model similar to ChatGPT. Despite assurances from Dropbox that user data shared with third-party AI partners isn’t used to train AI models and is deleted within 30 days, some users are concerned about privacy and the lack of clear communication about this default setting.