Samsung has banned the use of generative AI tools, putting a stop to the adoption of ChatGPT and others in the workplace. The company has notified the entire staff about the new policy via a memo.
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Security risk
In an internal survey, 65% of respondents believed that generative AI tools possess a security risk. Earlier, the company's engineers accidentally uploaded some internal source code on ChatGPT.
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Restriction
Samsung's new policy prohibits the use of generative AI tools at the workplace, on company-owned PCs, smartphones, tablets, and internal networks.
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Concern
Samsung's concern is that the generative AI tools store data on external servers and they may expose the brand's crucial information to others.
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Plans
Samsung is readying in-house AI tools for software development, document translation, and summarization. The company is also figuring out ways to prevent data from being uploaded externally.
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AI tools for software
Samsung is creating AI tools for software development, document translation and summarization. They are also reviewing security measures to protect sensitive data.