Well, you should have a problem with it but not for the reasons you think. Any invasion of privacy is an issue when the people in control get to decide what is a reportable offense without explicitly telling you. I get it, you definitely shouldn’t be admitting anything illegal or asking illegal advice from a chat bot. You shouldn’t be doing anything that is illegal in the first place.That’s basically the same as googling how to make a bomb and if you’re that dumb you’ll get what’s coming to you. The issue arrives when you look at the bigger picture. If they have the ability to report anything they want to the police, what’s stopping them from releasing anything they want to anyone they want at any time? And when it comes to those receiving the data that’s been reported, what proof do you have that these entities have yours or anyone else’s interests or safety in mind? What if they decide to change the rules on what they should report, they don’t tell you, and then retroactively flag a bunch of your conversions with said LLM.
It’s the same kinda situation that we face with these AI cameras that track us and our vehicles literally everywhere we go. There have already been multiple cases where people in law enforcement were using these tools to stalk people like ex girlfriends. All this is putting a lot of trust into people that none of us even know and expect them to have the best of intentions. What would stop them from reporting that you asked ChatGPT about the current situation in Gaza?
One thing I think we all miss: what happens when an overzealous government makes something a crime retroactively? Say, um, disparaging two Cheetos in an ill fitting suit masquerading as a world leader.
That’s part of why we should care about privacy and why we should care when data we expect to be private isn’t.
Most tech users are victims in a system they don’t understand. We might complain that they don’t want to understand but the truth is the providers don’t want them to understand - as it’s easier to sell them whatever crap they’re shilling.
Well, you should have a problem with it but not for the reasons you think. Any invasion of privacy is an issue when the people in control get to decide what is a reportable offense without explicitly telling you. I get it, you definitely shouldn’t be admitting anything illegal or asking illegal advice from a chat bot. You shouldn’t be doing anything that is illegal in the first place.That’s basically the same as googling how to make a bomb and if you’re that dumb you’ll get what’s coming to you. The issue arrives when you look at the bigger picture. If they have the ability to report anything they want to the police, what’s stopping them from releasing anything they want to anyone they want at any time? And when it comes to those receiving the data that’s been reported, what proof do you have that these entities have yours or anyone else’s interests or safety in mind? What if they decide to change the rules on what they should report, they don’t tell you, and then retroactively flag a bunch of your conversions with said LLM.
It’s the same kinda situation that we face with these AI cameras that track us and our vehicles literally everywhere we go. There have already been multiple cases where people in law enforcement were using these tools to stalk people like ex girlfriends. All this is putting a lot of trust into people that none of us even know and expect them to have the best of intentions. What would stop them from reporting that you asked ChatGPT about the current situation in Gaza?
Fair points.
One thing I think we all miss: what happens when an overzealous government makes something a crime retroactively? Say, um, disparaging two Cheetos in an ill fitting suit masquerading as a world leader.
That’s part of why we should care about privacy and why we should care when data we expect to be private isn’t.
Most tech users are victims in a system they don’t understand. We might complain that they don’t want to understand but the truth is the providers don’t want them to understand - as it’s easier to sell them whatever crap they’re shilling.