During the last WWDC, the Cupertino company unveiled Apple Intelligence, its new AI features that it is deploying in partnership with OpenAI, the company that created ChatGPT. This organization is precisely the subject of strong criticism from Edward Snowden who shared a message published on X (formerly Twitter).
Edward Snowden steps up to the plate
The whistleblower, known for revealing the NSA’s surveillance methods, denounced OpenAI’s recruitment of American general Paul Nakasone, former director of the NSA: “Never trust OpenAI”. According to him, it is a “deliberate and calculated betrayal of the rights of every person on Earth”. Other security experts have highlighted the risks of mass user surveillance.
A version contested by the firm which explains having hired Paul Nakasone for his expertise in cybersecurity “world class”. In particular, it indicates that it wants to secure its AI supercomputers.
As a reminder, Elon Musk is also up in arms following the agreement between Apple and OpenAI. He thus deplored: “It is completely absurd that Apple is not smart enough to create its own AI, but is able to guarantee that OpenAI will protect your security and privacy! Apple has no idea what actually happens once it hands over your data to OpenAI. They sell you on the sly”.
A point of view again refuted by Mira Murati, technical director of the company, who replied:
That’s his opinion. Obviously, I don’t agree. We are very committed to the privacy of our users and the security of our products. Apple has stated that it will not share its user data with OpenAI, and that OpenAI will not train its models with Apple’s user data. We try to be as transparent as possible with the public (…) The biggest risk is that stakeholders misunderstand the technology.
To find out more, we invite you to reread our article dedicated to this subject here.
By: Keleops AG
