If you value privacy, be cautious when using the ChatGPT app
OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, recently brought its artificial intelligence bot to phones with the. The mobile version of the chatbot has already climbed the ranks and become one of the most popular free apps on the App Store right now. However, before you jump headfirst into the app, beware of getting too personal with the bot and putting your privacy at risk.
The iOS app does come with an explicit trade-off that users should be aware of. Most of us are aware of the fact that ChatGPT does just, ahem,, so there's lots of room for improvement to its responses – but when you open the app on your phone, you get an interesting warning about sharing personal information because “Anonymized chats may be reviewed by our AI trainer to improve our systems.
So, you have no idea whether OpenAI is actually reading your conversations, and you have no option to opt-out. There is no possible way for the company to readuser, but it is something you should keep in mind as you continue to use the app. As users can now gain access to the bot on their portable devices , they’re more likely to pull it up and use it more throughout the day, asking it questions from friends or family or referencing the things they see and interact with on a daily basis. It’s quite a different experience to just sitting down and having a play with ChatGPT on your laptop – and it certainly increases the likelihood of users revealing more personal information than they mean to.
Of course, we’re not saying ChatGPT is spying on you and stealing all of your information for nefarious or dubious reasons, but it’s sensible to warn you about what you put into your chats with the bot. Artificial Intelligence is still an emerging technology and should be treated with caution until we’ve all become more adjusted and familiar with having these chatbots in our lives. If theSign up to receive daily breaking news, reviews, opinion, analysis, deals and more from the world of tech.
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