Samsung bans the use of ChatGPT and other similar generative AI tools at it’s workplace after three of it’s employees were found using the chatbot for performing sensitive work.
Though ChatGPT is preparing tools to make it’s usage safe for everyone, the South Korean company is not satisfied with it’s development. Instead, Samsung is making native tools to handle internal jobs.
Barring Generative AI at Workplace
Samsung earlier this week issued a memo to all of it’s employees – prohibiting the use of ChatGPT and other similar tools at the workplace. This includes all the current generative AI stuff like Google Bard and Microsoft’s Bing Chat.
This memo comes after some employees were found using ChatGPT for troubleshooting the proprietary code and summarizing internal meeting notes. The OpenAI tool has sprung to popularity very quickly, especially due to it’s interactive chats and the ability to provide solutions for almost anything!
Software engineers, on their part, have been using ChatGPT for writing simple code and debugging issues and doing this with Samsung’s proprietary code has frustrated the company, as it’s now prohibiting the tool. Samsung in it’s memo noted;
“While this interest focuses on the usefulness and efficiency of these platforms, there are also growing concerns about security risks presented by generative AI.”
The company warned the employees that using ChatGPT may lead to “disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment“. Though ChatGPT introduced an incognito mode last week – where it’ll process answers without storing any search data – Samsung was still not satisfied with it.
Well, the company said it’s readying some internal tools to replace at least some of the work done by such generative AI – like for translation, summarizing notes and fixing bugs in code.
“HQ is reviewing security measures to create a secure environment for safely using generative AI to enhance employees’ productivity and efficiency”, reads the memo. Samsung wasn’t the only company that’s banning ChatGPT at the workplace but several other companies too. Walmart, in March of this year, issued a similar notice to the employees using ChatGPT – asking them to follow a set of internal usage guidelines. Others like Verizon and JP Morgan have done the same too.
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