Dropbox incorporates AI Tools, raises privacy concerns amid data sharing with OpenAI
Dropbox, the leading file hosting service, has integrated artificial intelligence (AI) tools that may share user documents and files with OpenAI for advanced chatbot services, such as summarising or answering questions about files.
Dropbox CEO, Drew Houston explained that data sharing with OpenAI only occurs when users actively engage with the AI features. He emphasised that these features are clearly labelled so that users are aware of their data usage. A spokesperson further assured the public that customer data is not employed to train or fine-tune OpenAI’s sophisticated language models.
In response to privacy concerns, Dropbox has declared that only content directly relevant to a user’s explicit request is sent to third-party AI partners. Furthermore, the company affirms it will not permit these partners to train their models on user data without explicit consent. Users who do not wish to have their files shared with OpenAI can opt out of this by disabling the use of third-party AI in their Dropbox settings.
