Sam Altman: User conversations with ChatGPT are not currently legally confidential

2025-07-27 11:32:58

On July 24th, local time, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman talked about artificial intelligence and legal regulation in a podcast, saying that artificial intelligence needs a legal system or policy framework. He said that users' conversations with ChatGPT are not currently legally confidential. Altman said this could raise user privacy issues in litigation because OpenAI is currently required by law to provide records of these conversations. "I think this is very bad, and I think conversations with AI should enjoy the same privacy protection as consulting a therapist - and no one would have even thought of this issue a year ago," Altman said.

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