Chatbot Confidential: Using AI for Tax Preparation

WSJ Tech News Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

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🗓️ 30 March 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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People are tapping generative AI-powered chatbots for help with everything from writing code to planning vacations. But using generative AI is risker for some tasks than others. Ahead of the last day to file taxes, WSJ’s personal tech columnist Nicole Nguyen joins Tech News Briefing for the special series “Chatbot Confidential,” where she’ll reveal best practices for using AI chatbots while being mindful of protecting your privacy. Sign up for the WSJ's free Technology newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:30.3	People are spilling it all to generative AI powered chatbots to get help with everything, from writing code to planning vacations. But some
0:39.2	use cases are riskier than others. I'm Nicole Noen, personal tech columnist with the Wall Street
0:45.0	Journal. And over the next few weeks, I'll be hosting a special series of tech news briefing,
0:51.3	chatbot confidential. We'll explain what not to tell AI chatbots, whether it's
0:57.3	personal, like getting medical advice, or professional, such as composing a tricky email. On the show today,
1:04.3	it's tax season. The deadline to pay your taxes is in 15 days. Over 161 million people filed individual income taxes in 2022,
1:17.9	according to the most recent data from the Internal Revenue Service. And recently, some people on
1:23.7	social media are recommending AI chatbots like ChatGBT or Claude for tax help, like these.
1:30.5	Not sure what you could write off on your taxes if you started a business.
1:34.2	How about you combine that question with the power of AI.
1:38.4	Tax season is coming up, but ChatGPT is going to make it so much easier to file your taxes.
1:43.0	Before we go further, we should
1:44.8	note. News Corp, owner of the Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones Newswires, has a content
1:49.5	licensing partnership with ChatchipT maker, Open AI. According to a recent Harris poll, 17% of
1:58.0	filers said they would use AI for tax prep help,
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