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Is ChatGPT Private? What OpenAI Keeps, Who Can Read It, and What to Use Instead
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@TFTC21OpenAI is rolling out the confidential inference services it first announced about a year ago, now officially debuting at DevDay. The idea: run AI queries inside trusted execution environments so data is protected even during inference. @anthonyronning, CTO of Maple, notes his team has been building on this thesis for over two years. Maple already operates a private-by-default platform handling multi-TEE provider services. Apple, Meta, Google, and to some extent Anthropic have all moved in this direction. OpenAI joining only strengthens the case that confidential computing is becoming the standard for AI infrastructure. Ronning says he's looking forward to seeing how OpenAI rolls it out and potentially integrating it, if the implementation is verifiable and solid.
@TFTC21"It's increased our profit margins, increased our revenue." @MartyBent on what happens when you give a high-agency person an AI agent and let it run. x.com/TFTC21/status/…
@TFTC21Vora unveiled Aegis, an open-source AI hardware device designed to keep your data private and local. First public demo at @PresidioBitcoin.
@TFTC21OpenAI just dropped GPT-6.1 Sol, claiming near-Astra level intelligence at a fifth of the price.
@TFTC21"Agents are only as good as the data they can access. Give your agent as much context as possible and let it go to work. That's the secret sauce." @yeahfortommy on the real value of agentic AI systems. x.com/TFTC21/status/…
@TFTC21The White House unveiled America.gov, designed by Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia.
@TFTC21Every bitcoin visualized by the price it last moved via @glxyresearch.
@TFTC21BPI's full talk with @yeahfortommy from Nous Research on why open-source AI matters for American competitiveness.
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@TFTC21OpenAI’s DevDay 2026 starts today in San Francisco.
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