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Poe
Poe
 
Risk Overview
Moderate Risk
5.3
/10
Text Generation
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Conversational AI
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Knowledge Assistant
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Top Risks

Aggregator model means data flows to many third-party bot operators with varying privacy practices. 2018 Quora breach (100M accounts) demonstrates historical security vulnerability. No clear SOC 2 certification for Poe. Training use by third-party bot developers is opt-in per bot but hard to track. Class action waiver applies.

Mitigations

Only use official Poe bots with full privacy shield (no training use). Review per-bot privacy settings before sharing sensitive information. Avoid sharing confidential or personal data with third-party developer bots. Consider direct API access to underlying models for stronger contractual protections.

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The highest-scoring risk categories identified in this assessment.

Legal Terms

Binding arbitration and class action waiver apply for US/Canada users (Section 10 of Quora Platform Terms, incorporated by reference). Governed by California law. 30-day opt-out available. Quora had a major data breach (100 million accounts, 2018) raising prior legal exposure.
7
/10

Training Use

Official Poe bots (using OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Meta models) do not train on your chats. However, third-party developer bots on Poe may store and train on your conversations. Users must check per-bot privacy shield icons. Default is unclear across all bots; risk varies by bot used.
6
/10

3rd-Party Sharing

Data and files shared with AI model providers and developers powering individual bots—broad sharing with potentially many third parties including bot developers who may have their own data practices. Quora is data controller but delegates significant data handling to third-party bot operators.
6
/10

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Updated July 2026 • AI-assisted research • Reviewed by Verax • Report an issue

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