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Incident 768: ChatGPT Implicated in Samsung Data Leak of Source Code and Meeting Notes

Description: Samsung engineers are reported to have inadvertently leaked sensitive company data sometime in March 2023, including source code and internal meeting notes, by using ChatGPT to assist with tasks. The AI retained the inputted data, leading to a breach of confidentiality.
Editor Notes: A note on the timeline: Samsung is reported to have allowed the use of ChatGPT on March 11, 2023, and on March 30th, The Economist (of South Korea) reported that the company had identified at least three incidents of leaked corporate information.

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Alleged: OpenAI developed an AI system deployed by Samsung engineers, which harmed Samsung.

Incident Stats

Incident ID
768
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2023-03-11
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MIT

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Machine-Classified
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Risk Subdomain

A further 23 subdomains create an accessible and understandable classification of hazards and harms associated with AI
 

2.1. Compromise of privacy by obtaining, leaking or correctly inferring sensitive information

Risk Domain

The Domain Taxonomy of AI Risks classifies risks into seven AI risk domains: (1) Discrimination & toxicity, (2) Privacy & security, (3) Misinformation, (4) Malicious actors & misuse, (5) Human-computer interaction, (6) Socioeconomic & environmental harms, and (7) AI system safety, failures & limitations.
 
  1. Privacy & Security

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Human

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Post-deployment

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Unintentional

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Incident OccurrenceSamsung workers made a major error by using ChatGPT
Samsung workers made a major error by using ChatGPT

Samsung workers made a major error by using ChatGPT

techradar.com

Samsung workers made a major error by using ChatGPT
techradar.com · 2023

Samsung workers have unwittingly leaked top secret data whilst using ChatGPT to help them with tasks. 

The company allowed engineers at its semiconductor arm to use the AI writer to help fix problems with their source code. But in doing so,…

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