Don’t Forget To Do These Things With An AI Chatbot Or Risk It Nowadays people are relying on other AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Copilot to make their work easier. These tools make it easy to find information, solve problems, and get various suggestions. However, it is important to take some precautions while talking to such chatbots.
In particular, be careful when mentioning personal or sensitive information. Because there is no guarantee that the AI chatbot will keep that information safe. Chatbots are also answering some sensitive and serious questions. It seems that those tools are only talking to ‘me.’ However, from the point of view of privacy, those conversations are open.
Meanwhile, in this article we have discussed what you should never share with a chatbot:
Do not share personal information.
Although AI will understand about you, do not share personal information as much as possible. Because AI tools are stored on a server. That is, they are online. As you know, nothing on the internet is safe or private. In addition, some AI tools have real people watching your conversations to improve their capabilities. That in itself is unimaginable.
Keep financial details and online passwords safe.
Never tell a chatbot your bank account number, credit card number, or other financial details. Chatbots do not have a financial security system. If this information falls into the hands of the wrong person, your wealth can be seriously damaged.
It is not appropriate to tell secrets.
The more information an AI tool has, the more information it can provide about you. By doing this, you can provide anonymous information about yourself. But doing so is dangerous in itself from the point of view of privacy. The chatbot saves what you say. So, never share anything with a chatbot that you don’t want to be made public. Keep your personal, financial, and sensitive information safe with yourself.
Don’t ask for health advice.
Asking chatbots for solutions to health-related problems is risky. AI is not a doctor. The advice it gives may not be correct. Also, health details such as your insurance information, medical records, etc. should not be disclosed on such platforms.
Do not post/search for obscene or inappropriate content.
AI chatbots often automatically filter out obscene or inappropriate content. If you unknowingly mention such things, you may get banned. On the other hand, the Internet never forgets, no matter how much it hides. Due to this wrong material, your personal, family, and professional life may be negatively affected tomorrow.
How to protect privacy while talking to chatbots?
It was learned that there was no confidentiality in the conversation with the AI tool. However, just because there is no privacy does not mean the tool is not used. Chatbots can be used safely by keeping in mind the following:
Talk without opening an account
This is a prevalent and effective method. This is because the tool does not collect enough of your personal information. Now most AI tools can be used without opening an account.
Be careful even when opening an account.
When you create an account in an AI tool, it is not good from the point of view of privacy if you open an account in an AI chatbot through a third party such as Google or Facebook. Because in this case you are sharing different information with the tool-making company at the same time. Meaning, do not open an account using the ‘Sign with’ Google or Facebook option as much as possible.
However, if there is a phone app, it is constantly accessing location, photos, the microphone, and the camera. Is such access really needed? Especially not. That’s why you can turn off the unnecessary access that the app takes.
For this, go to Settings > Apps > Access > Off on iPhone. On Android, click Settings > Apps > Permissions > Allow. In the browser, you can check the permission through the settings.