Apple Inc. has stopped using OpenAI's AI chatbot, ChatGPT, across its operations due to concerns over the potential compromise of sensitive company data.

The company has barred the use of ChatGPT and comparable AI utilities during a period of its own AI technology development, indicating an intensifying focus on internal innovation and security.

Apple's apprehensions revolve around the possibility of employees inadvertently exposing proprietary company information through their interactions with these AI systems.

This decision follows a growing trend of major corporations worldwide curbing the internal usage of AI chatbots due to potential risks of compromising proprietary code or other confidential data.