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OpenAI’s privacy defense didn’t hold up in court – and that could shape how your AI chat data is treated going forward
- A U.S. magistrate orders OpenAI to hand over up to 20 million ChatGPT logs to prosecutors for copyright review.
- OpenAI argues the disclosure risks user privacy despite safeguards described in the ruling.
- The logs will be de-identified before transfer, with historical data covered by the ruling potentially included.
- The case centers on alleged use of Times content to train AI, prompting the Times to seek user logs for rebuttal.
- OpenAI plans to appeal the ruling, citing privacy commitments to users.
- The ruling could foreshadow future privacy battles as courts scrutinize AI training data.
- The court notes multiple privacy protections exist in this discovery process.
- OpenAI’s data hosting choices are at issue as the case progresses.
- This marks OpenAI’s first court-ordered sharing of consumer ChatGPT data.
- The ruling may influence how providers balance privacy and legal obligations going forward.
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