Samsung Electronics Co. has just implemented a new policy that bans the use of generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, in the workplace. This is the reaction to a data leak that occurred when employees uploaded confidential information to the platform. In order to protect sensitive data and user privacy, the tech giant has suspended the use of its AI tools on on company-owned laptops, phones, and tablets. Customers who own Samsung devices do not need to worry as the ban does not apply to them.
OpenAI has been recently confronted by the Italian authorities with an order concerning its AI chatbot, ChatGPT. This resulted from a data leak revealing users' chat histories and financial records, visible to the Garante, the Italian data protection authority. To protect users' data and rights, tech professionals, including Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak, have signed an open letter urging AI labs to stop training AI systems beyond GPT-4 level for six months. OpenAI now has twenty days to comply to the Garante's recommendations or face fines of up to 20 million euros.
Fletch, an AI-powered cybersecurity vendor, recently announced the successful closing of a $12.5 million Series A funding round, led by venture capital firm True Ventures. Fletch leverages the power of NLP technology to scan 10,000 articles a day in order to detect cyber threats and provide organisations with a risk profile to protect their tech stack. With its cutting-edge threat detection capabilities, Fletch is revolutionising the way organisations can protect against cyberattacks.
. This article explores the recent emergence of the dark web as the go-to place for cybercriminals to buy and trade expensive premium accounts, tools and checkers of ChatGPT. It reveals how hackers bypass geographical restrictions, sell stolen credentials and upgrade to ChatGPT Plus account with 100% satisfaction guarantee. Furthermore, OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT has received warnings in Germany and Italy and is transitioning to a new, ethically-oriented, non-profit structure.
This article focuses on Samsung’s data breach due to their use of ChatGPT AI and the potential implications of their leaked notes, source code, and customer data. Legal restrictions such as GDPR may be violated, and OpenAI, the developers of ChatGPT, retain the data. Samsung has developed an in-house limit AI system 1024 bytes per prompt. Elon Musk, Founder and CEO of OpenAI and other notable businesses, has commented on AI.
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