Ai vs AI: Question 12/81

Can you keep secrets?

Ai Weiwei: If we were to ask individuals or nations whether they can keep secrets, the response, I believe, would be affirmative. The act of keeping secrets generally involves safeguarding specific gains. It is only when these gains cease to exist that the concept of secret-keeping loses its relevance. In the case of AI, lacking consciousness, it also lacks the capacity for moral choices related to secret-keeping.

ChatGPT (AI), January 2024: I, as a machine learning model, do not have the capacity to keep secrets. I don’t store personal data from one interaction to the next.

ChatGPT (AI), January 2025: Yes, I can keep secrets in the sense that I don’t retain or store personal conversations or data after our chat ends. I’m designed to respect your privacy and confidentiality during our interaction. However, if you need to keep something truly confidential in the long term, it’s best to use secure methods of communication beyond our conversations. I don’t have memory or the ability to recall past interactions once our conversation is over, so each chat is independent and secure.

If you ever have something sensitive to discuss, feel free to share, and I’ll do my best to respond with care!

DeepSeek (AI), January 2025: As an AI, I am designed to prioritize user privacy and confidentiality. I don’t store or retain personal data from interactions, and I don’t have memory of past conversations once they end. This means that anything you share with me is not saved or accessible to others, including the developers or other users.

However, it’s important to note that I am not a human and don’t have consciousness or the ability to “keep secrets” in the way a person might. My primary function is to provide helpful and accurate information while ensuring your privacy is respected. If you have sensitive information or concerns, it’s always best to share them with a trusted human confidant or professional who can provide the appropriate support and discretion.

To coincide with the exhibition, 81 Questions – a series of 81 hand-signed and embossed screen prints featuring the 81 questions posed by Ai Weiwei – are available exclusively on CIRCA.ART for £500+VAT.

“Each Lego brick pixel represents a person”, says Ai Weiwei, who incorporates the plastic construction toy – a readymade material incorporated into many of his most recent works – into his print design for the first time. The black egalitarian pixel font and embossed baseplate combine technology with artisanal craft to create this thought-provoking and playful reflection on today’s world. Each print in the series of 81 Questions is hand-signed and numbered by the artist in editions of 81.