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Meta warns users to 'avoid sharing personal or sensitive information' in its AI app

Engadget (Karissa Bell) · engadget.com

How Meta AI users posted intimate chats to a public feed without realising, and the warning Meta added afterwards.

The question it answers

  1. What should I never paste or type into ChatGPT, Gemini or any other AI chatbot?

Read with it

  1. Google's own notice on what it keeps and who reads it, including the line asking you not to enter confidential information a... support.google.com Guide Gemini Apps Privacy Hub Google
  2. Microsoft says not to give Copilot confidential or sensitive personal data, such as anything revealing health, religion or... support.microsoft.com Guide Privacy FAQ for Microsoft Copilot Microsoft
  3. OpenAI's page on what is used for training by default and how Temporary Chat keeps a conversation out of history and training. help.openai.com Guide Data controls in ChatGPT OpenAI
  4. Anthropic explains when Claude chats are used, including chats flagged for safety review, and that Incognito chats are not. privacy.claude.com Guide Is my data used for model training? Anthropic
  5. WhatsApp's help page on what Meta receives when you chat with Meta AI and that it may use your prompts to improve its AI. faq.whatsapp.com Guide About Meta AI WhatsApp
  6. Shared ChatGPT links turned up in Google search until OpenAI removed the feature: a reminder that Share means public. techcrunch.com Article Your public ChatGPT queries are getting indexed by Google and other search engines TechCrunch
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