Fact · Voice privacy and security
Samsung's memo said the company was concerned that data sent to AI platforms such as Google Bard and Bing is stored on external servers, where it is hard to retrieve and delete.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“The company is concerned that data transmitted to such AI platforms including Google Bard and Bing is stored on external servers, making it difficult to retrieve and delete”
Samsung Electronics bans employees from using ChatGPT, The National (Bloomberg report), 2023, Paragraph on the company's concern.
Open the original- What it measures
- The concern is the reason the memo gave for restricting generative AI tools while Samsung reviewed its security measures.
- What it does not show
- The memo's wording is reported by Bloomberg and republished by The National. Samsung's own memo text was not published.