ChatGPT does not know your client – make sure it never does

'The problem is not that staff are trying to break the rules'

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Most financial planning firms now have an artificial intelligence policy, or are thinking about introducing one, writes Gareth Fatchett, but far fewer have considered a more immediate question: what happens when an adviser copies confidential client information into a public AI tool?

Confidential information being entered into an AI tool is no longer a hypothetical risk. As AI becomes embedded in everyday working practices, employees are increasingly using it to draft suitability reports, summarise meetings, prepare client communications and assist with research. In many cases, they are doing so with the best of intentions—trying to save time and improve efficiency. The problem is that the quickest way of completing a task is not always the safest. If confidential client information finds its way into a public AI platform, firms may find themselves facing question...

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