Ruben Hassid · 9 min read · Gen AI Tools
Stop using your own Claude at work.
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The piece highlights how many employees use personal AI accounts at work, the privacy risks of training data, and provides practical steps to disable data training across Claude, ChatGPT, Grok, and Gemini. It also cites real-world risks (NDA breaches, potential lawsuits) and urges readers to implement safeguards now.
Key Takeaways
- Most workers use personal AI at work, often without IT awareness, creating data privacy risks.
- Personal AI plans can train on chats by default; turning off data training helps keep conversations out of model improvements.
- Opt-out changes apply to future conversations; existing interactions may already have been used for training.
- There are real-world consequences to sharing confidential information with personal AI (e.g., NDA breaches, potential lawsuits).
- Practical steps are provided to disable training across Claude, ChatGPT, Grok, and Gemini, plus a call to save and share the guidance.
Excerpt
Your company won’t pay for AI, or they pay for the wrong one (ahem… Copilot). So you use your own account. Your personal account, ChatGPT or Claude, on your phone or your computer at home, when no one’s looking. And I know how you feel. Either you’re afraid to get fired, or sued by your boss. Or you’re afraid your team is doing it, and want to limit your risks. Here’s how to keep using your personal Claude without suffering: Save this newsletter. Block 10 min this week & set up your account right. Send it to anyone who is…