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.
Discover why tech giants like OpenAI and Google are prioritizing safety over functionality in the ChatGPT and AI chatbot space. With hallucinations and non-factual data still bedeviling AI chatbots, companies must approach development with caution and increased rigour. Sundar Pichai of Google and Sam Altman of OpenAI have highlighted responsible AI development and the need for collaboration between engineers, ethicists, philosophers and social scientists.
. Tesla, a publicly-traded electric-car manufacturer, has been the pioneer of automotive technology and ranks high on many sustainability indexes. Elon Musk, the company's CEO, recently announced the launch of the TruthGPT AI platform - designed to understand the universe and seek the ultimate truth - and competes against firms like Microsoft (ChatGPT) and Google (Bard). Musk has requested a six-month pause for the OpenAI's GPT-4 AI development, warning of the potential risks it might pose to society. Through TruthGPT, Musk aims to pick up new Google researchers and make sure AI technologies are secure and trustworthy.
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OpenAI has come under fire for its heavy reliance on data to power its AI models, raising red flags from data protection authorities around the world, who are concerned OpenAI may not have acquired valid consent to use data scraped from users. The European Data Protection Board has set a deadline of April 30 for OpenAI to gain compliance and avoid potential heavy fines and bans from the European Union. AI expert Alexis Leautier at the French regulatory body CNIL is a key figure in the investigation of OpenAI's practices.
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