OpenAI researcher quits over ChatGPT ads, warns of "Facebook" path
3 months ago
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- #AI ethics
- #OpenAI
- Zoë Hitzig, a former OpenAI researcher, resigned over concerns about ChatGPT's advertising strategy.
- Hitzig compared OpenAI's ad plans to Facebook's past mistakes with user data and privacy.
- She warned that ads in ChatGPT could exploit users' personal disclosures, calling it an 'archive of human candor.'
- OpenAI's ad rollout follows industry debates, with ads appearing for free and 'Go' tier users but not paid subscribers.
- Hitzig expressed skepticism about OpenAI's ability to maintain ethical standards as economic incentives grow.