Judge denies creating "mass surveillance program" harming all ChatGPT users
Briefly

Corynne McSherry, legal director of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, warns that a recent discovery order poses risks to user privacy and may set a troubling precedent for future lawsuits. Concerns were raised about the lack of exemptions for sensitive chat histories, especially in anonymous conversations. User Hunt criticized the judge's failure to allow him to intervene, arguing that this case highlights critical privacy rights regarding artificial intelligence. Nevertheless, Judge Wang maintained that her order does not enable mass surveillance, countering Hunt's claims of an overly broad action.
The discovery order poses genuine risks to user privacy in itself and as a precedent for the many other lawsuits around the country.
Hunt suggested that the judge should have allowed him to intervene because this case involves important, novel constitutional questions about privacy rights in AI usage.
Wang emphasized that her order cannot be construed as enabling mass surveillance.
Hunt claims that the order constitutes an overly broad and unreasonable action threatening user privacy.
Read at Ars Technica
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