IBM blockchain and AI expert says ChatGPT poses several ‘key risks’ for enterprise use

nestorsauer8 20. August 2023 0

Chief know-how officer of IBM Automation Jerry Cuomo lately published a weblog put up laying out what he claims are several dangers related to utilizing ChatGPT for enterprise. 

There are several key danger areas, in accordance with the weblog put up, that companies ought to contemplate earlier than working ChatGPT. Ultimately, nonetheless, Cuomo concludes that solely non-sensitive information is protected with ChatGPT:

“Once your data enters ChatGPT,” writes Cuomo, “you have no control or knowledge of how it is being used.”

Per the put up, any such unintentional information leakage may additionally put companies on the hook, legally talking, if associate, buyer or shopper information is uncovered to most people after being leaked into ChatGPT’s coaching information.

Cuomo additional cites dangers to mental property and the likelihood that leakage may put companies in violation of open-source agreements.

According to the IBM weblog put up:

“If sensitive third-party or internal company information is entered into ChatGPT, it becomes part of the chatbot’s data model and may be shared with others who ask relevant questions.”

Cointelegraph reached out to OpenAI for remark concerning the above assertion and obtained the next response from a public relations middleman through electronic mail: “[T]he data will not be shared with others who ask relevant questions.”

The consultant additionally referred to present documentation on ChatGPT’s privateness options, together with a weblog put up detailing the power for net customers to show off their chat historical past.

The ChatGPT API has information sharing turned off by default, in accordance with OpenAI.

Critics, nonetheless, have identified that conversations on the internet model are saved by default. Users should additionally decide out of each saving their conversations — a handy function for choosing up the place they left off — and having their information used to coach the mannequin. There is, as of now, no choice to retain conversations with out agreeing to share information.

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