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Posted on 07/28/2025 9:11:45 AM PDT by Openurmind
Imagine this scenario: you're worried you may have committed a crime, so you turn to a trusted advisor — OpenAI's blockbuster ChatGPT, say — to describe what you did and get its advice.
This isn't remotely far-fetched; lots of people are already getting legal assistance from AI, on everything from divorce proceedings to parking violations. Because people are amazingly stupid, it's almost certain that people have already asked the bot for advice about enormously consequential questions about, say, murder or drug charges.
According to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, anyone's who's done so has made a massive error — because unlike a human lawyer with whom you enjoy sweeping confidentiality protections, ChatGPT conversations can be used against you in court.
During a recent conversation with podcaster Theo Von, Altman admitted that there is no "legal confidentiality" when users talk to ChatGPT, and that OpenAI would be legally required to share those exchanges should they be subpoenaed.
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For whom is AI chat a “trusted advisor”?
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A lot of heavyweight convictions have already been obtained using evidence taken from the defendant’s Google searches.
More idiots than you’d think.
I think folks should understand that ANYTHING on the internet is fair game. Even on FR one should be careful. Avoid stuff like “He never would have made it into my house. Two rounds of buckshot through the door!” (Apologies to Joe Biden)
Just preface each questions with: “I have a friend who....”
There are now people who think it is a good “companion”...so, here we are.
I guess I'm going to San Quentin.
-PJ
No different than a google search history or browsing history. AI is “using the internet” all the same.
“Just preface each questions with: “I have a friend who....”
That will give the jury a good laugh!
It has passed the Bar exam. I do use it daily for work. From contracts to software to architecture to electronic hardware, compare and contrast technology details, etc.
I can’t imagine not having it now.
THAT SAID, I *always* make sure background information is provided in the abstract. E.g. we are ‘company X working with company Y’. Never put in specific details, you could be divulging IP...even then, described in the abstract.
Is it always correct? No. Is it always complete? No. ...but then neither are humans, which is why everything is reviewed (by humans!). Lawyers and doctors aren’t always right, sometimes very wrong. It’s at least good as a ‘sounding board’.
“For whom is AI chat a “trusted advisor”?”
Are you kidding? All day long right here on the FR I read “Well my GROK tells me...”
BTTT!!!
Run your LLM on a local machine, and use Ollama, it will actually still most things you need ChatGPT for.
Really stupid people.
You know, the kind of people who commit crimes.
I ask chatgpt about everything. I’ve even uploaded pictures of my poo and had it analyze it.
But if I’m asking something sexual, I always preface it with “I have this friend named Laz who is curious about...’
Nothing that “asking for a friend” can’t protect against!
Silly people.
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