A few ChatGPT users have noticed a strange phenomenon recently: occasionally, the chatbot refers to them by name as it reasons through problems.

  • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘@infosec.pub
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    23 days ago

    It’s not a phenomenon, ffs. They’re giving the bot their names, and it’s programmed to insert the user’s provided name into the conversation.

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      23 days ago

      Yeah, and its not unprompted, the names are put into the prompt before the users input.

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    23 days ago

    The solution is quite simple: don’t voluntarily give any private information to chatbots. There is no reasonable expectation of privacy when using chatGPT or any LLM hosted online.

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      23 days ago

      What should I use for e.g. summarizing papers? Can I run it locally and have it good enough?

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    23 days ago

    I don’t remember ever putting my name in the personalisation section, they probably pulled it from my connected accounts.