OpenAI's ChatGPT Computer History Feature Raises Privacy and Security Concerns

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OpenAI has launched the Computer History feature for ChatGPT on macOS, which logs and summarizes user activity across applications and websites to enhance context and memory. While the feature is opt-in and disabled by default, it has sparked significant privacy and security concerns, including risks of data breaches and prompt injection attacks.[AI generated]

Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?

The feature involves an AI system (ChatGPT) collecting detailed user activity data, which could plausibly lead to privacy violations or other harms if misused or if data is mishandled. However, the article does not describe any actual harm or incident resulting from this feature's deployment. The description focuses on the feature's capabilities and potential concerns, not on realized harm or responses to harm. Therefore, it fits the definition of an AI Hazard, as it plausibly could lead to an AI Incident but no harm has yet occurred.[AI generated]
AI principles
Privacy & data governanceRobustness & digital security

Industries
Digital security

Affected stakeholders
Consumers

Harm types
Human or fundamental rights

AI system task:
Interaction support/chatbotsContent generation


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