The European Union’s central data regulator has announced the formation of a task force to help countries combat the rise of OpenAI’s widely used AI chatbot ChatGPT. It’s action increases the pressure on OpenAI, the US creator of the program. Last month, Italy issued a temporary ban of the program following allegations that it violated personal privacy laws. France’s regulatory agency also opened an inquiry on April 13th, having received five complaints. Spain’s AEPD data protection agency has also begun an inquiry into the software owned by OpenAI.
The data protection agency supports the development of AI but insists that it must be compatible with personal rights. ChatGPT is capable of creating conversations, poems and essays from a short triggering query. Despite this impressive ability, there are still worries about how the chatbot’s ability could impact human work and possibly create an avenue for cheating in exams and the spread of false information on the web. Such capabilities are only made possible with ChatGPT’s need for large amounts of data, stimulating queries about where OpenAI’s sources its and how this information is handled.
OpenAI is the U.S. owned company and organisation dedicated to researching artificial intelligence and discovering questions in developing beneficial AIs and them for the betterment of human life. OpenAI was founded by Elon Musk, Sam Altman, Greg Brockman, and other prominent figures in 2015. The main goal behind the founding of OpenAI is to promote beneficial AIs and to guarantee safety and security in the use of such AIs. OpenAI is supported by Microsoft, Amazon and Google.
The Commission Nationale de L’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL – the French Data Protection Authority) has opened an investigation into OpenAI after receiving five complaints. Under Europe’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation), any system that uses personal data must process it correctly and with respect to the liberties and rights of individuals.
