88Z AI, 8 June — OpenAI has announced the availability of Locked Mode for all individual ChatGPT users, disabling high-risk online features while allowing access to cached content and image processing.
At a glance
- Locked Mode covers all individual subscription tiers, disabling high-risk features like real-time internet access and file downloads.
- The mode restricts access to cached content only but continues to support image upload and generation.
The update
OpenAI has officially announced the full rollout of Locked Mode for all individual ChatGPT users, covering Free, Go, Plus, and Pro subscription tiers. Designed to enhance security, this feature automatically disables high-risk online capabilities such as real-time web browsing, deep research, Agent mode, image search, and file downloads when activated. In Locked Mode, the model is restricted to accessing only pre-cached content, effectively severing direct connections to the live internet. Despite limiting certain online interactions, the system fully retains image upload and generation capabilities, ensuring users can continue to utilize core multimodal visual processing features while benefiting from heightened security protections.
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