VentureBeat May 1, 2023
Today, data privacy provider Private AI, announced the launch of PrivateGPT, a “privacy layer” for large language models (LLMs) such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The new tool is designed to automatically redact sensitive information and personally identifiable information (PII) from user prompts.
PrivateAI uses its proprietary AI system to redact more than 50 types of PII from user prompts before they’re submitted to ChatGPT, repopulating the PII with placeholder data to allow users to query the LLM without exposing sensitive data to OpenAI.
Scrutiny of ChatGPT increasing
The announcement comes as scrutiny over OpenAI’s data protection practices are beginning to rise, with Italy temporarily banning ChatGPT over privacy concerns, and Canada’s federal privacy commissioner launching a separate investigation into...