Data collected by AI tools may initially reside with a company that you trust, but can easily be sold and given to a company that you don’t trust.

Both types can be used to gather information about you. How AI tools collect data Generative AI assistants such as ChatGPT and Google Gemini collect all the information users type into a chat box.

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How AI tools collect data Generative AI assistants such as ChatGPT and Google Gemini collect all the information users type into a chat box.

AI tools that provide information to you also gather lots of information from you and may provide it to third parties.