One big privacy concern would be the amount of personal information collected by AI services, such as location, search history, voice recordings, and biometric data. Users may not always understand how this information is saved or used. Another risk is data sharing with third parties, which may diminish user control. AI systems can potentially profile people based on their behaviour, resulting in unwanted tracking or manipulation. Large databases attract hackers, adding to the danger of data breaches. Finally, lack of transparency is an issue where many people agree to conditions without fully comprehending them. Being aware of permissions and data consumption is critical.
Yes, so basically it depends on which AI you're using but anything that you say to the AI can be used by the AI, so obviously no phone number, no emails, no private data. This also goes for apps that use all the content you publish to train their AI, even if it’s not a specific AI service. And also I would add: Don't ask personal questions don't use it as a therapist, don't use it as a friend because it's a robot, it doesn't have feelings and it has a lot of biases (for example, it avoids saying no or contradicting you, which can lead to it confirming your own biases)
When interacting with AI-enabled services, we must consider how the information we share with them is used. To do this, we need to address key aspects such as data collection and storage, as well as the potential secondary use of information, in order to make informed decisions and protect our digital privacy. - Data collection: Artificial intelligence systems work with large volumes of data. Each conversation or query can be used to train models or improve services, sometimes without the user's knowledge. Therefore, it is very important that the user disables this option in settings if they do not wish for this to happen. - Sensitive data: Sharing personal or work-related information with artificial intelligence involves risks. especially those related to the previous point. It is recommended to avoid sharing this type of information exactly with artificial intelligence systems. A prudent alternative is to provide approximate or partial data that allows the desired answer to be obtained without compromising sensitive or personal information. -Hidden inferences: Artificial intelligence can deduce information that the user ever provided. explicitly, based on usage patterns. This is a very important implication when using any artificial intelligence system
The first thing to understand is that when you talk to an LLM, absolutely everything you say is stored. Many people interact with these chats as if they were confidants, but the reality is that the companies that own the technology are creating a very complete profile of who you are. They don't just collect superficial data; they record your fears, your tastes, your concerns, and anything intimate you have told the model. In fact, it's a very serious issue. Recently, a former employee of OpenAI (the company behind ChatGPT) revealed that all this information is stored directly associated with your user profile, not anonymously. This poses a huge risk in terms of manipulation. Think about it for a moment: if we already complain about cookies because they know what sneakers we're planning to buy, this is another level. With the data you share with language models, they have enough information to build a psychological profile of you. In the best-case scenario, they will use this to target you with advertising so tailored to your personality that the chances of you buying something are extremely high. But the real danger is that they have the data they need to manipulate you emotionally or ideologically without you even realizing it.
Again it depends if you are a small to medium business, if you are a big corporation or if you are an individual. It also depends on what sort of data you feed into the algorithm. Some or all information entered into a system is potentially stored for an unlimited amount of time, potentially not even anonymised, which means it is possible to be traced back to you personally. That comes with consequences on private or business unforeseen events.
It should not be forgotten that AI services store and evaluate large amounts of personal data and often use it for further training. This often happens without clear transparency about where this data is stored, how long it is kept and for what purposes it is used. Therefore, particular caution is advised when dealing with sensitive information, such as health or financial data.
That would certainly depend on the company behind the AI model. But one has to understand that for the vast majority, any conversation or input one is giving to the AI, will definitely be used to further “train” these models. For that to happen, the companies behind will have to store these conversations somewhere where they can later classify. In short, any information one is giving, will live for a long period of time in a company's possession, to do whatever they want with it, so it’s important to keep that in mind before plainly providing personal information.
People should remember that they often don’t know exactly how their data is used or stored when interacting with AI services. It’s important not to share personal or sensitive information (like passwords, addresses, or financial details), because it could be collected, stored, or used in ways you didn’t expect.
People forget that whatever you type into an AI chatbot can be stored, analyzed, or even used to train the model—I have a simple rule: no client names, no passwords, and nothing I wouldn’t say out loud in an open office.
