Samsung has ‘temporarily’ banned the use of ChatGPT. The Korean tech giant had initially allowed employees to use the AI chatbot at work, but reversed its decision earlier this year. Soon after, Samsung staff were careless with sensitive company data several times, so the ban was not unexpected.
According to Bloomberg, the company has distributed the message to employees via a memo. The reason for the decision is explicitly the risk of feeding intellectual property to the generative AI models. In many cases, such as with Google Bard and ChatGPT, there is a chance that the data will be used later to further train the AI.
Risk
Samsung states in the memo that it did not make the decision lightly: 65 percent of employees agreed that the use of generative AI poses a security risk. The fear expressed by the staff is echoed by EU policymakers: copyright and privacy are thorny issues with the large datasets that generative AI uses.
In the memo, Samsung asks staff to follow the guidelines. If someone uses ChatGPT on a private basis, it should not involve sharing Samsung data. The Korean company is also developing AI tools internally, so that the IP issue no longer has to be a stumbling block for the use of generative AI.
Samsung has temporarily suspended the use of ChatGPT among its employees. This decision was made due to the risk of intellectual property being fed to generative AI models. 65% of employees agreed that the use of such AI posed a security risk. The company has asked staff to follow guidelines and not share Samsung data when using ChatGPT on a private basis. Samsung is also developing its own AI tools to avoid any potential IP issues.
