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Fighting the New York Times' invasion of user privacy

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237 points meetpateltech | 3 comments | 12 Nov 25 14:08 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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wkat4242 ◴[12 Nov 25 18:06 UTC] No.45903497[source]▶
If OpenAI hadn't used data from the NYT without permission in the first place this wouldn't have happened. That is the root cause of all this.

I'm glad the NYT is fighting them. They've infringed the rights of almost every news outlet but someone has to bring this case.

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johnwheeler ◴[12 Nov 25 18:31 UTC] No.45903934[source]▶
Exactly. And the OpenAI corporates speak acting like they give a shit about our best interests. Give me a break, Sam Altman. How stupid do you think everyone is?

They have proven that they are the most untrustworthy company on the planet

And this isn't AI fear speaking. This is me raging at Sam Altman for spreading so much fear, uncertainty, and doubt just to get investments. The rest of us have to suffer for the last two years, worrying about losing our jobs, only to find out the AGI lie is complete bullsh*t.

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NewsaHackO ◴[12 Nov 25 19:04 UTC] No.45904530[source]▶
To me, no company has the customers’ best interests in mind. This whole thing is akin to when Apple was refusing to unlock phones for the FBI. Of course, Apple profits by having people think that they take privacy seriously, and they demonstrate it by protecting users’ privacy. Same thing here; OpenAI needs chats to have some expectation of privacy, especially because a large use case of AI is personal advice on things. So they are fighting to make sure it's true.
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1. immibis ◴[12 Nov 25 19:18 UTC] No.45904813[source]▶
Both OpenAI and NYT are bad. I don't know about NYT's privacy policy, because that's not really the industry they're in, but they did admit to fabricating a story that led to a now 2-year-long war, so.
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2. NewsaHackO ◴[12 Nov 25 19:29 UTC] No.45905025[source]▶
Yes, but I think at least in this instance, OpenAI needs people to think that what they ask ChatGPT is private. They will have no business model if everyone thought that whatever private question they ask could fall into the hands of a media company and be used for anything. Also, at least when I signed up, you had to provide either a highly trusted email address or phone number to sign up, so your identity is definitely attached to whatever question you ask ChatGPT. They know how high the stakes are for them in this suit.
3. rockskon ◴[12 Nov 25 20:16 UTC] No.45905857[source]▶
Which story is this?