Oh boy, I’d like to see the Data Privacy Impact Analysis for this.
Every query prompted with a consent alert, and OpenAI isn’t allowed to rummage around through iOS, MacOS or iCloud. If the more private, but dumber, Apple model can’t do the job, you get this alert.
My guess is that, since the data collected is from GPT 4 queries, and requires expensive compute, the business move is actually around subscriptions. The data probably isn’t worth the expense query compute.
Apple announced that GPT Plus users would have more functionality, and if there is one thing Apple is exceedingly good at, it’s selling subscriptions to shit.
And yet if you look at the technical details, between Google, Apple n Microsoft. This does seem to be the lesser evil for privacy.
Of course if you have like a degoogled fairphone il bow down to you but if you also have a windows pc you’re screwed either way.
I’ll take bets here.
I don’t think the user data where OpenAI makes its money. It’s the $20 a month GPT Plus subscriptions.
Apple announced that Plus users would get more functionality. Also, OpenAI is basically only limited to collecting data from queries that the user explicitly says it wants to sent to a 3rd party model. Each GPT4 query prompts the user with “Do you want me to use ChatGPT to do that?”
Apple’s not really in the business of selling data, but they are famously and infamously in the business of selling subscriptions to shit.
And this is the way it has to be! Fuck all this “free” stuff paid by data and ads!
Google: tries to track your behavior so they can sell targeted ads in their freeware
Apple: aggressively tried to lock you into platforms and ecosystem so they can sell you subscriptions, apps, and hardware
Both shitty, but one company’s business model is much more dependent on user data to exist.
You forgot to add that Apple tracks your behavior so they can sell you targeted ads.
No, the payment is apple users’ privacy and personal data, is me. Fk it. If I can’t turn it off completely, I won’t update the OS.
Chill and do some reading. It’s not only opt-in but can be disabled at any time, and it’s opt-in per request. It’ll tell you before anything goes to ChatGPT and even then it’s anonymized.
It is not absolutely safe and anonymous. If I can’t just turn it off completely, it’s unacceptable for me.
That’s a strong take for the modern world. Good luck!
So Apple is paying them in exposure? First time I’ve ever seen that where it might actually be worth something.
And Apple gets more usage. It’s a win-win for both companies.
Pretty sure the data they’ll be getting will be payment enough.
