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Dropbox spooks users with new AI features that send data to OpenAI when used (arstechnica.com)
submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by farcaster to c/technology
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Edited the title to what the article has now.

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[–] snek 13 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Of all things and companies in existence, I had never imagined Dropbox would betray me like that.

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Tech companies are only as good as their financial health.

Loyalty is stupid.

In desperation, they will milk you.

[–] snek 3 points 9 months ago

Tech companies are only as good as their financial health.

This is true, in every way.

[–] MeatsOfRage 6 points 9 months ago

It only interacts with OpenAI when you use the feature and warns you about it ahead of time. None of your files were automatically sent over and if you don't want to use this feature they allow you to turn it off. This is in the article.