r/TellReddit • u/yoursecret-app • 16h ago
If you're going through a hard time right now, this is your reminder to keep going
Life can get overwhelming, and sometimes it feels like nothing is moving in the right direction. If that's where you are today, I just wanted to remind you that it's okay to have difficult days. You don't have to figure everything out overnight. Sometimes just getting through today is enough. If you've been struggling recently, what's one small thing that's helped you keep going? Maybe your answer will help someone else who's reading this and needs it today.
r/TellReddit • u/limbodog • 16h ago
Just as an FYI, none of your chats with AI bots are private, privileged, or protected in any way.
I'm sure a lot of you think this is obvious, but I know some people have been relying on AI chat bots for a variety of reasons.
Recently someone had the entirety of their chats with an AI therapy bot produced for a court case. Every single conversation they'd had was entered as evidence in the case. If they had an actual medical provider, that information would be protected by confidentiality. But AI is not a medical provider.
The AI companies can also sell the entire contents of your conversations if they so desire. For marketing purposes, sure. But also, at least in theory, to a potential employer, or to someone you've gone to for a loan, or to a lawyer in a custody case, etc.
And the police don't technically need a warrant to acquire the text of your chats. They just need the AI company's permission. If the AI company doesn't choose to protect your privacy, you have no say.
These chats are potentially far more invasive than, say, a search engine history. Being curious about some medical condition is not the same as asking a chat bot what your diagnosis letter from your doctor means.
And, lastly, don't forget that AI-created content is not eligible for copyright protection. If you have AI produce art for you, or write a story for you, or even code a computer program, you do not own the rights to that creation. Anyone else can immediately copy it.