As ChatGPT enters the App Store, Apple has strictly prohibited its employees from using AI. According to the Wall Street Journal, the firm fears that these are the source of leaks, with all data being sent directly to OpenAI for analysis.
It looks very complicated to stop the ChatGPT tidal wave, which does not prevent some companies from trying. Today, OpenAI announced that its app is now available as an iOS version on the App Store, further strengthening its connection to Apple’s ecosystem. However, the firm seems very reluctant to use the chatbot in the development of its projects. This is revealed by the Wall Street Journal, which had access to a confidential document distributed within the offices of Cupertino.
In the latter, Apple formally prohibits its employees from using ChatGPT, as well as all other generative artificial intelligences such as Bing Chat, Microsoft’s solution. According to the report, the reason is primarily related to the security of the information circulating in the company. Indeed, OpenAI is very clear about the collection of data from its users: all conversations with ChatGPT are collected in order to constantly improve its responses.
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Apple has banned ChatGPT from its offices to prevent leaks
Also, as more and more developers use AI to automatically write code, Apple employees could be tempted to do the same for their own projects, which could generate repeated leaks. And we know Apple’s aversion to leaks, which have already been numerous for several years. Especially since OpenAI is already dragging a few pans in this area.
We remember in particular the bug which temporarily displayed the history of user conversations to other Internet users. Apple is also not the only company to have prohibited the use of ChatGPT to its employees. A few weeks ago, Samsung took the first step by banishing AI from its premises. For its part, Amazon strongly encourages its engineers to use its own artificial intelligence to help them in their development projects.
Source: Wall Street Journal