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Sam Altman warns against using ChatGPT

Using ChatGPT as your therapist? It could be a privacy nightmare, says Sam Altman
One of the upshots of having an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant like ChatGPT everywhere you go is that people start leaning on it for things it was never meant for. According to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, that includes therapy and personal life advice – but it could lead to all manner of privacy problems in the future.
Sam Altman just gave the best reason not to trust ChatGPT
Sam Altman, the face of ChatGPT, recently made an excellent argument for not using ChatGPT or any cloud-based AI chatbot in favor of a LLM running on your PC instead. In speaking on Theo Von’s podcast (as unearthed by PCMag.
Sam Altman warns there’s no legal confidentiality when using ChatGPT as a therapist
In response to a question about how AI works with today's legal system, Altman said one of the problems of not yet having a legal or policy framework for AI is that there's no legal confidentiality for users' conversations.
Sam Altman Issues Stark Warning About ChatGPT Privacy and Your Deepest Secrets
If you’ve ever poured your heart out to ChatGPT, you may want to think twice because those deleted chats might not be so deleted after all.
Here's why you shouldn't use ChatGPT as your therapist — according to Sam Altman
Sam Altman gave a pretty clear warning why ChatGPT users should be careful about using the chatbot for emotional support.
“Mine is used as a therapist” — Netizens react as OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warns users ChatGPT conversations are not protected
The CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, in a recent appearance on the This Past Weekend podcast hosted by Theo Von, addressed the growing use of AI chatbots like ChatGPT for therapy by younger users.
Sam Altman says your ChatGPT therapy session might not stay private in a lawsuit
ChatGPT users laying it all out on the couch could see their chatbot therapy sessions uncovered if OpenAI were hit with a lawsuit, says Sam Altman.
‘Screwed up’: Sam Altman warns against using ChatGPT as your lawyer or therapist
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warns about the risks of sharing personal data with AI systems, noting the lack of privacy protections. Unlike conversations with human professionals, interactions with AI lack legal privilege,
ChatGPT therapy chats are not private, warns OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
Sam Altman warned ChatGPT chats are not legally protected like therapy sessions, and deleted chats may still be saved if required for legal or security reasons.
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