No Legal Privilege, No Privacy? What Sam Altman Just Said About ChatGPT
- Steve Navarrete
- Sep 22
- 1 min read
Updated: Sep 23
On July 23, 2025, Theo Von sat down with Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, on This Past Weekend (#599). Among the many topics they covered, one stood out for anyone using ChatGPT: confidentiality.
If you use ChatGPT to work through legal, medical, or personal problems, you should know where things stand today regarding your privacy:
How much personal info should we share?
There’s no clear privacy protection yet. If you’re involved in a lawsuit, information you share could potentially be subpoenaed.
Is there legal privilege with ChatGPT?
Not yet. Policymakers haven’t addressed it, and OpenAI is currently treating this issue as if no privilege exists.
Even Sam Altman said he wouldn’t share sensitive personal details with ChatGPT until there’s clarity.
Here’s the clip if you want to hear the discussion for yourself.
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