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- Any assistantprivacy safetyMembersAre AI-written phishing emails harder to spot, and what should I look for now?Yes, AI can write clean, convincing phishing emails without the spelling mistakes people used to rely on, so judge the request and the sender, not the grammar.
- Any assistantprivacy safetyMembersCan an AI assistant be tricked by hidden instructions in emails or web pages?Yes. If an assistant reads emails, web pages or documents, hidden text in them can try to give it new instructions, which is called prompt injection.
- DeepSeekprivacy safetyMembersCan I run DeepSeek locally to keep my data private?Yes, DeepSeek has released open-weight models you can download and run on your own hardware, which keeps your prompts on your machine.
- Microsoft Copilotprivacy safetyMembersCan my employer see what I type into Copilot at work?Assume yes, to some extent. With a work or school account, your organization's administrators control settings and may have logging, retention and compliance tools, so treat prompts like other work communications.
- Any assistantprivacy safetyDoes the AI company use my conversations to train its models?It depends on the company, the product, your plan and your settings, so check the current policy for the service you use.
- Any assistantprivacy safetyMembersHow do I keep my private data safe when using AI chatbots?Keep private data safe by not pasting secrets, checking the privacy settings, and using approved tools for sensitive work.
- Any assistantprivacy safetyMembersHow do I protect myself and my family from AI voice-clone and deepfake scams?Verify any urgent request for money or secrets by hanging up and calling the person back on a number you already know.
- ChatGPTprivacy safetyMembersHow do I stop ChatGPT from remembering things about me?You can limit what ChatGPT remembers by reviewing or deleting saved memories, turning memory off, or using temporary chats, which OpenAI describes as not creating memories.
- Any assistantprivacy safetyMembersHow does AI memory work and can I turn it off?AI memory features save notes about you or your projects and feed them back into later chats.
- Any assistantprivacy safetyMembersIs it safe for kids to use AI chatbots?Children can use AI with supervision and clear rules, but check each product's age requirements and terms, since many restrict young users.
- Any assistantprivacy safetyMembersIs it safe to connect AI to my email, calendar and files?It can be reasonably safe if you choose approved tools, grant the narrowest permissions, and understand what gets stored, but connecting more data always means more exposure.
- Any assistantprivacy safetyMembersIs it safe to run PowerShell or shell scripts that AI wrote?Only run AI-written scripts after you have read them, understood what each line does and tested them somewhere harmless.
- ChatGPTprivacy safetyMembersIs it safe to share a ChatGPT conversation link?A shared chat link can be opened by anyone who has the link, so only share conversations you would be comfortable showing to a stranger.
- Any assistantprivacy safetyIs it safe to upload confidential documents to an AI tool?It depends on the tool, the plan and your permission to share the document.
- Any assistantprivacy safetyMembersShould I use a local AI model or a cloud service like ChatGPT or Claude?Choose cloud services for the strongest results and easy setup, and choose local models when privacy, offline use or fixed costs matter more than top quality.
- Any assistantprivacy safetyMembersWhat is an AI API key and how do I keep it safe?An API key is a secret password that lets your code use an AI service and bills your account for what it does.
- DeepSeekprivacy safetyWhat is DeepSeek and is it safe to use?DeepSeek is an AI company that offers an assistant and models, some of which are published as open weights.
- Any assistantprivacy safetyWhat is prompt injection and should I worry about it?Prompt injection is when text an AI reads, such as a web page, email or document, contains hidden instructions that try to make it misbehave, for example by leaking data or taking unwanted actions.
- Any assistantprivacy safetyWhat should I do if my AI API key leaked on GitHub?Revoke the leaked key immediately in the provider's console, then create a new one.
- Mistralprivacy safetyMembersWhere does Mistral store my data and is it a European service?Mistral is a European company and its help center says API data is hosted in the EU by default, with regional endpoints and data residency options for enterprise customers.