Germany is now part of the European countries scrutinizing the popular AI chatbot ChatGPT from American owner OpenAI, following privacy laws concerns. Searching for answers, the regional data protection authorities asked OpenAI to provide them with a questionnaire, expecting a response by June 11.
Marit Hansen, commissioner for the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein, said they want to ensure the data protection risks are under control. This means ensuring people’s right to access, correct or delete their data and how they could exercise these rights, as well as the issue of minors and their data processing.
The problem started when Italy, last month, temporarily blocked this virtual assistant due to issues of privacy law violations. France, Spain and the EU central data regulation opened inquiries and unified task teams.
ChatGPT is a clever AI assistant that can write pieces, poems and conversations from simple requests and it is used a lot in schooling. It has been raising questions about data gathering, having the potential to substitute real workers or spread inaccurate web information.
OpenAI is the California based company behind the chatbot. They have built a reputation for developing strong AI models from scratch, allowing the creation of whole language systems. It doesn’t only limited to chatbots, but seems AI is for deep learning and robotic control as well. OpenAI is making AI available for people all around the world. Though senior scientist Greg Brockman announced the firm started working on safety, it seems regulators are still watching them closely.
