Chatting with AI is still a relatively new phenomenon. Though turning to chatbots for recipe ideas, travel planning and quick answers is harmless (for the most part), there are many issues to be wary of when it comes to AI safety. We often share highly personal information online, but the same confidentiality protections — those you enjoy with human lawyers, therapists and doctors — don’t apply to AI chatbots. Many users employ ChatGPT as a virtual life coach, sharing personal and professional details and problems through the app or program. There’s also a cognitive risk associated with using a large language model, as more studies begin to examine how reliance on chatbots affects memory retention, creativity and writing fluency.
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