Apple restricts employees from using ChatGPT

OpenAI has just launched the ChatGPT app for iOS. (Photo: Macrumors)

Citing an internal Apple document, the Wall Street Journal reported that the company has restricted employees from using ChatGPT. “Apple” is worried that confidential data will be exposed if employees use AI programs. The company also recommends against using GitHub’s Copilot, a tool used to automate software writing.

Last month, OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, said it had introduced an incognito mode for the chatbot, which will not store users’ chat history or use it to improve its AI. ChatGPT and other chatbots have come under increasing scrutiny for using data from hundreds of millions of users to train their AI.

Previously, Samsung banned employees from using ChatGPT in particular and generative AI services in general. The company was concerned that data uploaded to AI platforms such as Google Bard and Bing was stored on external servers, making it difficult to retrieve and delete, and would eventually be disclosed to other users. In early April, Samsung engineers accidentally leaked internal source code when posting to ChatGPT. It is unclear what information was included.

On May 18, OpenAI announced the official launch of ChatGPT for iPhone and iPad. Previously, users could only access the chatbot via the web or through a third-party app.

(According to Reuters)

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