As artificial intelligence technology becomes increasingly popular in various industries, concerns about data privacy and security have also become more pressing. Microsoft has recently announced that it plans to launch a private version of ChatGPT, an AI language model developed by OpenAI, to address these concerns and attract industry users who are resistant to using the regular version.
Addressing data privacy concerns in ChatGPT
According to reports, Microsoft’s main goal with this move is to reassure customers that their data and secrets will not be leaked to the ChatGPT main system. This private version of ChatGPT will be hosted on dedicated isolated servers, where copies of the AI software will be trained with advanced privacy protection methods to prevent any data leakage. While this provides an additional layer of protection for customers, it comes at a much higher cost than the regular version, priced more than 10 times higher.
Microsoft’s private ChatGPT service is expected to compete with OpenAI’s commercial push, which is also aimed at offering similar products to commercial users. However, Microsoft wants to strike first and hopes that enterprise customers will use its Azure-supported ChatGPT service instead of letting OpenAI collaborate with cloud service competitors. This move also indicates that Microsoft’s relationship with OpenAI is no longer as sweet as it used to be.
Microsoft has been researching and developing privacy protection methods for years to train OpenAI’s machine learning software, and using dedicated isolated servers is one of the methods that Microsoft has found to be effective in preventing data leakage. This move to launch a private version of ChatGPT is another way the company is trying to distinguish its service from OpenAI’s service and address the growing privacy concerns in the AI industry.
Samsung reportedly banned its employees from using chatbots like ChatGPT or Google’s Bard on their work devices, after an employee entered “internal source code” into ChatGPT in April. As more companies and industries adopt artificial intelligence technology, the issue of data privacy and security will continue to be a top priority. Microsoft’s move to launch a private version of ChatGPT is a significant step in addressing these concerns and offering an alternative to the regular version of the AI language model.
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