Court can receive correspondence from ChatGPT
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User conversations with ChatGPT could be handed over to authorities in the event of a legal proceeding, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has warned. He expressed concern that, unlike doctor-patient or attorney-client communications, there’s currently no clear legal protection for chats with AI systems.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has warned that user messages with ChatGPT may be disclosed to authorities if required by court order. In an interview with podcaster Theo Von, Altman said such a possibility raises serious ethical concerns.
“If you’re talking to ChatGPT about deeply personal things and then there’s a lawsuit or something like that, we could be compelled to provide it. And I think that’s really wrong,” said Altman, as quoted by Business Insider.
He noted that legal systems safeguard communications with doctors and lawyers, but there is still no clear legal precedent for AI interactions. “There’s medical privilege, there’s legal privilege… But we don’t yet know what happens when you talk to ChatGPT,” he explained.
Altman called for conversations with chatbots to be granted the same level of privacy as sessions with psychotherapists. “We should get there as quickly as possible,” he urged.
“If you’re talking to ChatGPT about deeply personal things and then there’s a lawsuit or something like that, we could be compelled to provide it. And I think that’s really wrong,” said Altman, as quoted by Business Insider.
He noted that legal systems safeguard communications with doctors and lawyers, but there is still no clear legal precedent for AI interactions. “There’s medical privilege, there’s legal privilege… But we don’t yet know what happens when you talk to ChatGPT,” he explained.
Altman called for conversations with chatbots to be granted the same level of privacy as sessions with psychotherapists. “We should get there as quickly as possible,” he urged.
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