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ChatGPT Sites can now be shared privately with named people outside a workspace
Focus: Applied Generative AI for Knowledge Workers
Date: September 3, 2026
Topics: ChatGPT Sites, external sharing, private publishing, collaboration, access control, business content
Evidence: Unspecified
Availability: Unspecified
Summary: OpenAI added external viewer sharing for eligible ChatGPT Sites. A Site owner can invite a named person outside the workspace to view a live Site without making it public. External viewers sign in with the account that received access; viewer access does not provide editing or publishing rights or add the person to the Business workspace. Enterprise administrators can separately control whether selected roles are allowed to invite external Site viewers.
Why it matters: This fills an important distribution gap between internal-only workspaces and fully public publishing. Consultants, educators, project teams, and client-facing knowledge workers can now use Sites for controlled delivery to specific external audiences while preserving ownership and publishing boundaries. Access still depends on workspace settings and authenticated recipient accounts, so it is not a replacement for unrestricted public web distribution.
Original commentary: This directly expands how your Sites can be used for consulting deliverables, client dashboards, private training resources, book companion experiences, and review copies. It also provides a practical example of separating viewing authority from editing and production authority.
Source: OpenAI — Release notes: Share ChatGPT Sites with people outside your workspace