ChatGPT has become one of the biggest names in Artificial Intelligence in a short period of time, but this success may not continue in Europe. OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT, has announced that if changes are not made to the current EU-wide AI regulations, the company will have to consider pulling out of the Europe Union.
Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI, expressed his concerns about the regulation to Reuters. He believes that the current draft of the EU AI Act is too restrictive for general purpose AI systems like ChatGPT. Although OpenAI is trying to work with the EU, Altman thinks that it still needs some work before it will be suitable for their operations.
Prior to the issue of the current AI Act, the European Union had been taking steps to ensure that AI was trustworthy, and that consumer use of the technology was secure. Margrethe Vestager, the Commissioner for Digital Affairs, spoke about the importance of trust in AI technology in 2021.
OpenAI was founded in San Francisco in 2015 by Elon Musk and Sam Altman, who still acts as the company’s CEO. In addition to ChatGPT, OpenAI has developed several other groundbreaking Artificial Intelligence technologies. Their main mission is to ensure that advanced AI technology is used safely and responsibly, and that their products build on a foundation of ethical AI.
