Media Giants Block ChatGPT in a Cold War on AI
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Media Giants Block ChatGPT in a Cold War on AI
Disney, The New York Times, and CNN are among a dozen major media companies that have blocked access to ChatGPT, OpenAI's groundbreaking artificial intelligence chatbot, as they wage a cold war on AI
These media giants are taking defensive measures to safeguard their content, deep archives, and intellectual property rights, which are crucial for training AI models like ChatGPT to provide users with accurate information
We’re heading to a world of walled gardens. Data will be secured on the outside from bots scraping, and on the inside from AI training. On the flip side, companies will start using private LLMs to better understand their data and offer resources to their employees. Check out what Walmart just announced on the topic.
Data Security Concerns
Blocking access to ChatGPT is a short-term solution to mitigate the risk of sensitive data exposure. For every 10,000 enterprise users, an organization experiences approximately 183 incidents of sensitive data being posted to ChatGPT per month.
Source code accounts for the largest share of sensitive data being exposed, followed by regulated data, personally identifiable information, intellectual property, and passwords and keys.
Intellectual Property Issues
ChatGPT is being used and misused by businesses and criminal enterprises alike, raising security implications for businesses, employees, and the intellectual property they create, own, and protect
The question of AI-generated IP ownership remains unresolved, as current ChatGPT terms of use state that users own the input, but the output is collectively known as "content".
Loss of Revenue
The rise of AI-powered tools like ChatGPT has impacted the revenue of companies like Chegg, a U.S. education services provider, which saw its market valuation drop by nearly $1 billion due to the chatbot's popularity.
The increasing use of free AI tools has raised concerns about the potential extinction of Chegg's core business
As AI technology continues to advance, the debate surrounding its impact on various industries will likely intensify.
