You probably tell an artificial intelligence chatbot things you would never post publicly.Maybe you ask about a health concern.
Perhaps you need help sorting through a financial decision or dealing with something happening at work.Because the conversation feels one-on-one, it can be easy to forget how personal it has become.Now, AI companies are giving their assistants more ways to remember what you tell them.
In some cases, AI can also draw from activity beyond a single conversation.That raises a bigger privacy question.
What happens when an AI assistant can build a more detailed understanding of you over time?The answer depends on the service you use and the settings you choose.Your information may help personalize future responses.
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(Samuel Boivin/NurPhoto via Getty Images)For years, one of the biggest AI privacy questions has been whether companies use your conversations to train future models.That still matters.
However, training is only part of the picture.AI assistants can use m...