Tag: European Commission

EU lawmakers have recently finalized a 108-page AI Act proposal with provisions to regulate AI-powered chatbot systems and generative AI technologies, such as OpenAI's ChatGPT. This initiative will ensure the copyright protection related to AI-generated data such as deepfakes. Elon Musk's letter has also pushed MEPs to recognize the need to control the development of AI and establish an ecosystem.

Discover the latest investigation into ChatGPT, a AI-powered chatbot service. The German state regulator has called into question how the company adheres to the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). OpenAI, the company behind the chat obot, must respond by June 11th. Learn more about the data protection concerns and how minors are affected.

The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) has expressed concerns about Microsoft-backed Open AI's ChatGPT, and other AI-driven chatbots that produce inaccurate images and text based on prompts. BEUC is urging the Consumer Protection Authorities to investigate the risks that these products pose to consumers, particularly those who are more vulnerable, like children. Open AI, Alphabet, Amazon's Cloud Division AWS and Meta Platforms have similar tools. BEUC is fighting for better consumer protection against these AI systems.

This article discusses the letter sent out by 140,000 authors and performers, including German trade unions, who appealed to EU legislators to make the draft AI regulations stricter. These regulations would protect the rights of copyright holders from automated technologies and the infringement of their works. With stricter rules and heavier punishments for copyright violators, authors and performers can be more safely protected.

As industry leaders develop AI technologies, forty-two German associations raise concern for copyright protection, calling for stricter regulations. They urge the European Commission, European Council and EU lawmakers to ensure that the generative AI (such as ChatGPT) being used respects copyright protection and does not substitute the sources. New regulations need to be put in place to regulate AI technologies for the entire product cycle.