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Samsung Electronics Co. is the latest company to take a stand against new generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools as they are rapidly penetrating major global industries.
According to a May 2 Bloomberg report, the company will ban the use of generative artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT among its employees. This new policy comes after Samsung employees uploaded a “confidential code” to the platform.
Samsung told employees that while interest in such platforms is growing, so are the security risks. The internal memo highlighted concerns about data being sent to AI platforms and potentially being stored on external servers with little control for retrieval or deletion.
“Headquarters is reviewing security measures to create a safe environment for the safe use of generative AI to improve employee productivity and efficiency.”
However, until such measures are taken, the company is “temporarily limiting the use of generative AI.” This entails a ban on the use of generative AI tools on Samsung-owned computers, tablets and phones, as well as on its internal networks.
In addition, all employees who use such tools on personal devices were asked not to provide any information about the company, otherwise they risk “disciplinary action up to and including termination.”
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In April, Samsung conducted an internal survey on the use of generative AI tools, in which 65% of respondents believe that this technology poses a security risk.
Samsung isn’t the only big company to express concerns about new technologies. Since the beginning of the year, firms such as JPMorgan, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, among others, have restricted or banned the use of tools such as ChatGPT.
However, many of these companies are in the process of developing their own AI tools. JPMorgan has created a tool based on ChatGPT that analyzes statements from the Federal Reserve to decipher trading signals. Samsung is also working on an artificial intelligence tool for translating and summarizing documents.