ChatGPT Implicated in Samsung Data Leak of Source Code and Meeting Notes
April 4, 2023
Samsung engineers are reported to have inadvertently leaked sensitive company data sometime in March 2023, including source code and internal meeting notes, by using ChatGPT to assist with tasks. The AI retained the inputted data, leading to a breach of confidentiality.
- Alleged deployer
- samsung-engineers
- Alleged developer
- openai
- Alleged harmed parties
- samsung
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/768
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