Microsoft says you’re asking the wrong question about AI

I ask friends all the time if they trust ChatGPT or Gemini, especially when they tell me they feed these AI chatbots medical test results, deeply personal thoughts, and even sensitive work issues. But after talking with Microsoft at RSAC’s 2026 cybersecurity conference, I realized I’ve been approaching that question all wrong. You probably have, too.

Ram Shankar Siva Kumar, Data Cowboy and AI Red Team Lead at Microsoft, says most people ask the question of how to trust an AI. That is...