OpenAI Private Intelligence Brings New Data Controls to Frontier AI Deployments

OpenAI has launched Private Intelligence, a new privacy initiative designed to provide businesses with enhanced controls when employing the company's advanced AI models, as revealed during DevDay 2026. This initiative consolidates existing data-protection measures with an upcoming confidential-computing feature. The immediate practical benefit lies in offering businesses a clearer set of controls for AI applications involving sensitive data, rather than viewing privacy as a uniform setting.

Key components of Private Intelligence include Zero Data Retention with Private Safety Processing (PSP), a preview of Private Inference set for fall 2026, and an optional Enterprise Key Management (EKM) layer. Developed in partnership with enterprise customers, these controls separate safety review from content access, paving the way for confidential inference in AI deployments.