European lawmakers are pushing back on remarks made by Sam Altman, founder of OpenAI’s ChatGPT platform, during his visit to the continent. Altman suggested he would withdraw the technology company’s ChatGPT if it was over-regulated under the EU AI Act. The AI Act hoped to be enacted soon is the first regulation for the technology after its rapid growth has sparked worldwide attention.
EU officials writing the AI Act have responded to Altman’s remarks. MEP Dragos Tudorache, who is amongst those drafting the AI Act indicated no changes will be made. Outraged, European commissioner Thierry Breton spoke against Altman, declaring that the EU rules cannot be held hostage. Dutch MEP Kim van Sparrentak added that the EU should never submit to the threats of American companies.
OpenAI is an artificial intelligence research and development lab created in 2015 by Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and others. Their mission is to ensure that advanced AI benefits all of humanity. They develop a machine learning platform called ChatGPT that can participate in user conversations and generate responses that mimic natural human dialogue. The platform is one of the most sophisticated AI systems to date and has the potential to revolutionize the way humans communicate with each other. While the potential of ChatGPT is exciting, the technology must be carefully monitored to ensure it is used for the benefit of everyone.
