Are your conversations with AI private?
Not by default. Depending on the service and settings, your conversations may be stored, reviewed for moderation and used for training. The GDPR gives you rights of access and erasure, and most services offer a setting to exclude your data from training. The article details where to find these settings and what they actually cover.
Not by default. Depending on the services and your settings, your conversations with an AI may be stored, reviewed for moderation and improvement purposes, and used to train future models. The GDPR nevertheless gives you access and erasure rights, and most services offer a setting to exclude your exchanges from training. Confidentiality therefore depends on both the service chosen and the settings you activate. Caution is advised regarding what you disclose.
What happens with your conversations
Storage: your exchanges are often stored, at least temporarily, to provide the service and sometimes to improve it.
Moderation: systems, sometimes human, may review content for security reasons.
Training: depending on the services and your settings, your conversations may feed future models.
What you can control
Look in the settings for the option to opt out of training and activate it if you wish. Check the retention period and delete unnecessary histories. Use temporary modes without storage when they exist.
Your rights
The GDPR applies as soon as personal data is involved. You can request access to your data, its rectification, erasure, and object to certain processing. These rights are exercised with the data controller.
The rule of caution
No setting replaces basic precaution: do not entrust an AI with information you would not want stored or exposed. Bank details, health data, professional secrets, information about third parties have no place in a conversation with a consumer AI.
Frequently Asked Questions
Are my conversations encrypted and secret?
They may be stored and reviewed for moderation or improvement purposes. Do not consider them confidential by default.
How to prevent training on my data?
Activate the dedicated setting when it exists, and exercise your right to object.
Does professional use change things?
Yes, professional or local offerings often provide better guarantees. Do not submit confidential data to an unapproved consumer tool.
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