Apple has restricted the use of ChatGPT and other external artificial intelligence tools for its employees as Apple develops similar technology, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing a document and sources.
Apple is concerned about the leak of confidential data by
employees who use the AI programs and has also advised its employees not to use
Microsoft-owned GitHub's Copilot, used to automate the writing of software
code, the report said.
Last month, OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, said it had introduced
an "incognito mode" for ChatGPT that does not save users'
conversation history or use it to improve its artificial intelligence.
Scrutiny has been growing over how ChatGPT and other
chatbots it inspired manage hundreds of millions of users' data, commonly used
to improve, or "train," AI.
Earlier Thursday, OpenAI introduced the ChatGPT app for
Apple's iOS in the United States.
Apple, OpenAI and Microsoft did not respond to Reuters
request for comment.
Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, told a Senate panel on
Tuesday the use of artificial intelligence to interfere with election integrity
was a "significant area of concern", adding that it needs regulation.
"I am nervous about it," Altman said about
elections and AI, adding rules and guidelines were needed.
For months, companies large and small have raced to bring
increasingly versatile AI to market, throwing endless data and billions of
dollars at the challenge. Some critics fear the technology will exacerbate
societal harms, among them prejudice and misinformation, while others warn AI
could end humanity itself.
Meanwhile, US lawmakers are grappling with what guardrails
to put around burgeoning artificial intelligence, but months after ChatGPT got
Washington's attention, consensus is far from certain.
Interviews with a US senator, congressional staffers, AI
companies and interest groups show there are a number of options under
discussion.
Some proposals focus on AI that may put people's lives or
livelihoods at risk, like in medicine and finance. Other possibilities include
rules to ensure AI isn't used to discriminate or violate someone's civil
rights. © Reuters
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