AI tool profile · Chatbot

Is ChatGPT safe for work?

ChatGPT is OpenAI's general-purpose chatbot and the most widely used AI tool inside most companies. Staff reach for it for writing, code, and analysis. Here is where it shows up, and how to see and govern it across your team.

What it is
ChatGPT is OpenAI's general-purpose chatbot and the most widely used AI tool inside most companies. Staff reach for it for writing, code, and analysis.
Where it shows up
In the browser, and in desktop apps on Mac and Windows.
The data risk
Staff paste customer data, PII, source code, and confidential text into general chatbots, often on personal accounts you never see.
Govern it with Northbeams

See who uses ChatGPT, then decide.

Northbeams catalogues ChatGPT and shows every user across the browser, desktop, CLI, and MCP surfaces, plus the network. Then block it, allow it by team, or sandbox it, in one click.

  • See every user of ChatGPT, tied to a person, not a mystery IP
  • Block, allow by team, or sandbox ChatGPT in one click
  • Coach users toward your sanctioned alternative at the DNS layer
  • Keep signed evidence of ChatGPT usage for your AI inventory and auditor

Common questions

How do I see who is using ChatGPT?
Install Northbeams across your fleet and your first sweep lands within 24 hours, with every ChatGPT user attributed by name across browser, desktop, CLI, and MCP. No proxy, no MITM cert, no network change.
Can I block ChatGPT?
Yes. Block it, allow it by team, or sandbox it in one click, and coach users toward a sanctioned tool at the DNS layer.
Is ChatGPT sanctioned or high-risk?
That is your call. Northbeams sorts every tool as sanctioned, unknown, or high-risk and lets you set the policy per team. ChatGPT sits in the unknown bucket by default until you decide.

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