Samsung bans employees from using ChatGPT-like technology following data leak

Thanks to its impressive capabilities, generative AI is seeping into the workplace. The AI chatbot is helping people focus on their core work rather than spending time on trivial tasks. However, the use of ChatGPT in workflows often involves feeding sensitive information to it. And since the AI chatbot may store data typed into it, it has raised alarms at Samsung HQ.

After discovering that staff uploaded sensitive code to ChatGPT, Samsung Electronics Co. is barring employees from using the AI chatbot and other generative AI tools. The South Korea-based company notified staff at one of its biggest divisions on Monday about the new policy via a memo, according to Bloomberg News.