{"id":3070,"date":"2023-06-27T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.malwarebytes.com\/press\/?p=3070"},"modified":"2023-09-21T13:36:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T13:36:09","slug":"malwarebytes-chatgpt-survey-reveals-81-are-concerned-by-generative-ai-security-risks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.malwarebytes.com\/press\/2023\/06\/27\/malwarebytes-chatgpt-survey-reveals-81-are-concerned-by-generative-ai-security-risks","title":{"rendered":"Malwarebytes ChatGPT Survey Reveals 81% are Concerned by Generative AI Security Risks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Survey also uncovers 63% of respondents distrust ChatGPT while 51% question<\/em> AI\u2019s ability to improve internet safety<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Santa Clara, Calif. \u2013 July 27, 2023 \u2013<\/strong> Malwarebytes<\/a>, a global leader in real-time cyber protection, today released the results of its consumer pulse survey<\/a>, exposing deep reservations about ChatGPT, with optimism in startlingly short supply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAn AI revolution has been gathering pace for a very long time, and many specific, narrow applications have been enormously successful without stirring this kind of mistrust,\u201d said Mark Stockley, Cybersecurity Evangelist at Malwarebytes. \u201cAt Malwarebytes, Machine Learning and AI have been used for years to help improve efficiency, to identify malware and improve the overall performance of many technologies. However, public sentiment on ChatGPT is a different beast and the uncertainty around how ChatGPT will change our lives is compounded by the mysterious ways in which it works.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The survey findings indicate that ChatGPT has a trust issue. Only 10% surveyed agreed with the following statement, \u201cI trust the information produced by ChatGPT,\u201d while 63% disagreed. Similar sentiment was held among respondents in relation to accuracy with only 12% agreeing with the statement, \u201cthe information produced by ChatGPT is accurate,\u201d while over half (55%) disagreed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond concerns around trust and accuracy, a resounding 81% of respondents believed ChatGPT could be a possible safety or security risk with 52% of respondents calling for a pause on ChatGPT work for regulations to catch up \u2013 echoing similar tech luminary concerns voiced earlier this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Key Findings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despite the avalanche of ChatGPT media coverage and online chatter, only 35% of respondents agreed with the statement “I am familiar with ChatGPT,” significantly less than the 50% that disagreed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of those who said they were familiar with ChatGPT:<\/p>\n\n\n\n