It would also be a huge security risk. But I can't think of any fundamental difference with Google queries, other than the sheer entropy of user data involved.

And I'm not a tinfoil internet anarchist, but just because Google only leaks user data in aggregated form to advertisers, doesn't mean that they don't leak their user data, it's just that they did so in a legal and responsible manner.

Maybe considering the difference in data volume and intimacy between queries and AI conversations, the privacy implications of advertising merit a difference in treatment, but I wouldn't be surprised if that is lost to a more simple 'Google did this so we can do it too' momentum.

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gxs 13 hours ago | parent [-]

The difference is you can make full use of Google without logging in

Even with a throw away, no chance I use OpenAI now - if/when Anthropocene does this I’ll be in a tough spot

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spongebobstoes 12 hours ago | parent [-]

you can use chatgpt without an account, just not all of it

and you can't make full use of Google without an account. for example, you need an account to upload to YouTube, manage your website in search, place ads, opt out of data usage. the list goes on

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oaweoifjwpo 12 hours ago | parent [-]

None of those examples are "run an internet search".

	▲	spongebobstoes 11 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I don't understand. you can talk to chatgpt without an account, what's the difference? both are a limited subset of what the companies offer, available for free