The best and worst AI for your privacy, ranked - and how each handles your data

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ZDNET's key takeaways

  • Incogni's new study of 13 AI platforms ranks them by privacy risk.
  • The largest AI platforms turn out to be the most privacy-invasive - with one exception.
  • Here's what to know about each option before signing up for an account.

The use of generative AI platforms such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini continues to change how we live and work. But do the privacy risks outweigh the convenience?

AI engines have had a cataclysmic impact on many of our lives, comparable to that of smartphones. Businesses are pouring billions of dollars into AI-related developments; it seems like almost every organization wants to project an "AI-first" image, and even in our daily queries and quests for information, AI citations are replacing the older methods we used to search.

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