Microsoft Had To Stop Its Employees From Using ChatGPT: Here’s The Reason – News18

Microsoft and OpenAI have been cordial with their focus on building and growing the value of ChatGPT. However, the Windows maker had reportedly blocked access to the AI chatbot for its employees earlier this week, owing to some major concerns. Microsoft is the company that invested over $10 billion in OpenAI which has given it access to the latest versions and features of ChatGPT since its public release. In fact, Microsoft has used the AI prowess for its Bing Search and Edge browser which has made them popular among users in a short time.

But the company had to pause its use briefly on Thursday because of privacy and security concerns, as reported by CNBC.

The company doesn’t exactly say what the security concerns were but it is hardly surprising to see Microsoft take this call for the sake of its employees and business. Earlier this year, Samsung and other tech companies ordered their employees to use ChatGPT for work purposes as it could reveal and even leak confidential data on the internet.

Just because Microsoft is a partner with OpenAI doesn’t mean it is immune to possible threats posed by AI chatbots, especially when the technology is still evolving with more data being fed into the system.

And because the company has not shared the exact details for the stoppage, we’re left to assume that Microsoft observed some leaks at its end which needed to be fixed, and blocking the use of ChatGPT was probably the only way to fix the issue. OpenAI hosted its developer event recently, where it showed the next phase of ChatGPT, including the option for other developers to build their own ChatGPT-like AI models.