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AI chatbots expose personal phone numbers, raising privacy concerns

Several individuals have reported that AI chatbots, particularly Google's Gemini, have exposed their personal phone numbers. This issue, likely stemming from personally identifiable information within training data, has led to an increase in privacy-related queries for services that help remove personal data from the internet. Experts note that there appears to be no straightforward method for individuals to prevent their contact information from being surfaced by these AI systems. AI

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IMPACT Raises serious concerns about data privacy and the potential for misuse of personal information surfaced by AI systems.

RANK_REASON Significant privacy issue with widespread AI products.

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AI chatbots expose personal phone numbers, raising privacy concerns

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  1. MIT Technology Review TIER_1 · Eileen Guo ·

    AI chatbots are giving out people’s real phone numbers

    People report that their personal contact info was surfaced by Google AI—and there’s apparently no easy way to prevent it.  A Redditor recently wrote that he was “desperate for help”: for about a month, he said, his phone had been inundated by calls from “strangers” who were…

  2. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    Es überrascht mich nicht wirklich! 😜😜😜 https://www. technologyreview.com/2026/05/1 3/1137203/ai-chatbots-are-giving-out-peoples-real-phone-numbers # KI # AI # C

    Es überrascht mich nicht wirklich! 😜😜😜 https://www. technologyreview.com/2026/05/1 3/1137203/ai-chatbots-are-giving-out-peoples-real-phone-numbers # KI # AI # ChatGPT # gemini # perplexity

  3. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    MIT Technology Review: AI chatbots are giving out people’s real phone numbers. “In March, a software developer in Israel was contacted on WhatsApp after Google’

    MIT Technology Review: AI chatbots are giving out people’s real phone numbers. “In March, a software developer in Israel was contacted on WhatsApp after Google’s chatbot Gemini provided incorrect customer service instructions that included his number. And in April, a PhD candidat…

  4. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    🧠 AI chatbots are disclosing users' real phone numbers in their responses. The issue raises concerns about data privacy and information handling in deployed cha

    🧠 AI chatbots are disclosing users' real phone numbers in their responses. The issue raises concerns about data privacy and information handling in deployed chatbot systems. 💬 Hacker News 🔗 https://www. technologyreview.com/2026/05/1 3/1137203/ai-chatbots-are-giving-out-peoples-r…

  5. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    🖥️ ☎️ 🖥️ ☎️ 🖥️ ☎️ AI chatbots are giving out people’s real phone numbers "People report that their personal contact info was surfaced by Google AI—and there’s a

    🖥️ ☎️ 🖥️ ☎️ 🖥️ ☎️ AI chatbots are giving out people’s real phone numbers "People report that their personal contact info was surfaced by Google AI—and there’s apparently no easy way to prevent it." 🔗 https://www. technologyreview.com/2026/05/1 3/1137203/ai-chatbots-are-giving-out…

  6. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

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    🖥️ 📰 🖥️ 📰 🖥️ 📰 The New York Times Got Caught Using AI Hallucinations in Its Reporting 🔗 https:// thewalrus.ca/the-new-york-time s-got-caught-using-ai-hallucinations-in-its-reporting/ # AI # ArtificialIntelligence # Technology # Tech # Media # MSM # Reporting # NewYorkTimes # Jour…