Many of the materials appear to have been made public when Claude users opted to distribute a given chat or project to colleagues or associates using the chatbot’s “share” feature. After hitting the “share” button in the top right corner, Claude notes that sharing will create a “public” link, which “anyone with the link can view.” When someone shares a conversation, they are making that content publicly accessible, and like other public web content, it may be archived by third-party services.” However, in its investigation last year, Forbes tracked down a user whose Claude material was appearing in Google search results who denied sharing the materials online. More on Anthropic: Anthropic Caught Secretly Spying on Users