Beyond utilizing the Plaid platform, OpenAI promises that it built the experience to "respect your privacy." The company was hit with a class action lawsuit over claims that it shared ChatGPT data with Google and Meta. The company is also embroiled in a lawsuit with controversial former board member Elon Musk who called the company a "safety risk." The announcement post says that users are always in control of their information and can disconnect accounts at any time, though it will take 30 days for synced account data to be deleted from OpenAI's systems. You can also delete financial memories
'What sane individual feels comfortable giving this level of access to OpenAI': ChatGPT can now link your bank accounts for personal finance, but the reactions are pretty telling… What is ChatGPT's "personal finance experience" According to OpenAI, the tool lets you connect your financial accounts to ChatGPT. …
… OpenAI says Dreaming was built specifically to make ChatGPT more helpful by forming a more complete understanding of each user. …
… Instead, this outcome removes a major cloud hanging over OpenAI. It gives Altman a significant public win at a time when the company is rapidly expanding ChatGPT into everything from search to personal finance tools. …
… A campaign called QuitGPT is encouraging users to delete ChatGPT and boycott OpenAI, arguing that the company has accumulated too much power, influence and political clout. …
… The short version: ChatGPT is free because OpenAI believes the users it gains today could be worth far more in the future. Building habits for free, turning them into billions Most people think of ChatGPT as a product, but OpenAI sees it as a platform. …
… Bottom line With the newly installed Trusted Contacts feature and the previous safeguards added by OpenAI, including ChatGPT outright refusing to give users instructions on how to perform self-harm, hopes are high that the increase in safety issues linked to chatbots will soon decrease. …
… It’s an area where ChatGPT is suddenly forced to play defense. But don't count ChatGPT out just yet To be fair, OpenAI isn't exactly asleep at the wheel. …
… AI Keep your ChatGPT conversations and private information safe on ChatGPT with a few simple security settings. AI The internet is stressed as work grinds to a halt with OpenAI's beloved ChatGPT tool. …
… However, Bloomberg's report notes that "Apple’s use of OpenAI technology across its operating systems remains limited, and features can be hard to find." Needless to say, OpenAI would be even less impressed with ChatGPT losing its exclusive position within iOS. …
… UPDATE The following is a response from OpenAI: "We're aware of a small number of potentially deceptive sites that have appeared in shopping-related results in ChatGPT. …