Samsung Bans Use of AI Like ChatGPT For Employees After Misuse of the Chatbot

Samsung told CNBC that it is temporarily restricting the use of generative AI for employees after the company discovered such services were being misused. From the report: Employees of one of Samsung's biggest divisions were informed of the move in a memo at the end of April after there had been cases of misuse of the technology. Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that some staff had uploaded sensitive code to ChatGPT. Samsung does not have its own generative AI product yet. ChatGPT is developed by U.S. firm OpenAI which is backed by Microsoft while other generative AI products include Google's Bard. Inputting sensitive company data into these foreign-owned services could be a concern to companies worried about leaks of crucial information. Samsung told employees to take precautions when using ChatGPT and other products outside of work and advised workers not to enter any personal or company related information into the services. [...] Despite the latest restrictions, Samsung is looking for ways in which generative AI could be used safely to enhance employee productivity and efficiency.

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