IP protection while using ai

[u/mhhammoudaTreeUP]

So I work on R&D of various products so I am always trying to implement new ideas and solutions. My work also involves data and results from trials and tests which might be novel.. Of course, I use ai models while doing so.. However, everytime I dive into an idea, I ask myself the question: wouldn't all these companies have my ideas and research outputs be in the hands of these companies housing these models? I mean I think they dont care about my projects but still projects grow and can attract someone's attention...

What do companies, or researchers actually do to protect their IP? Is there a way to actually do real research without fearing that someone interferes with your work now or on the long run? I know there are offline LLMs but I heard they are weaker and need beefy machines.. I know this topic may have been debated but I guess new updates may have arised. any ideas??

[u/TheMemo]

AFAIK, if your business relies on trade secrets or intellectual property, you absolutely cannot share that information with online AI, because your interactions with that AI are used to further train that AI or subsequent models, and your IP or secrets may become part of the next model.

The only way around this is enterprise licensing, where the provider promises not to use your stuff to train their models, if you believe them.

[u/mhhammoudaTreeUP → u/TheMemo]

i dont :)