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OpenAI's ChatGPT May Claim User Ideas, Users Warned

OpenAI's ChatGPT may claim ownership of novel ideas discussed with it by users working on frontier technical problems. This occurs because OpenAI could publish these ideas as their own discoveries, potentially outpacing the original creators. The advice given is to avoid sharing proprietary information with AI models due to their lack of secrecy. AI

IMPACT Users are cautioned against sharing proprietary technical ideas with AI models like ChatGPT to prevent potential claims of ownership by the AI's creators.

RANK_REASON The item expresses an opinion and concern about AI model behavior and data privacy, rather than reporting a new release or event.

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OpenAI's ChatGPT May Claim User Ideas, Users Warned

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    If anyone working on a frontier technical problem discusses that problem with Chat GPT, telling it their ideas to refine them, then OpenAI will quickly claim th

    If anyone working on a frontier technical problem discusses that problem with Chat GPT, telling it their ideas to refine them, then OpenAI will quickly claim those ideas for themselves, and publish that their robot made them! AI will be involved in every future discovery! It will…