ChatGPT is an AI-platform used by millions globally for knowledge and answers. A recent research report has revealed that an astonishing 700.301 litres of water is used to simply train GPT-3. This same amount of water is needed to cool a nuclear reactor! Companies need to focus on their virtual water consumption, efficiency and other strategies to reduce water consumption.
. The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has created a dedicated task force to investigate OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot over privacy compliance concerns. Data protection authorities from around Europe have reported issues with the chatbot's GDPR-compliant status. OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman has pledged to back Italian government's decision to temporarily ban the service. The Spanish Agency for Data Protection is also leading its own enquiry. French Digital Minister Jean-Noël Barrot is at odds with the decision. OpenAI is an AI research lab advised by leading academics and industry experts, whose mission is to "solve safe artificial general intelligence and ensure the benefits are as widely and evenly distributed as possible."
Microsoft has taken the lead in Artificial Intelligence (AI) with ChatGPT, overtaking Google who have been careful in adopting AI technologies. Microsoft has integrated OpenAI's AI language models into Bing search engine and Edge browser, allowing the Redmond-based giant to take the lead. Google's response was the introduction of chatbot, Bard, based on Language Model for Dialogue Applications (LaMDA). It has triggered suspections that Google had been overly cautious in getting their tech ready, while their rival Microsoft had pushed on. Details have emerged on Google's efforts to prevent harm from AI, with reports of employees reviewing the company's AI products and reducing the potential risks for launch. Microsoft, however, has been mum about ethical and security issues, keeping a minimum size executive team and canning employees who raised a concern. The goal for Microsoft is to lead the AI competition - something which is clear from an email seen by The New York Times, delivered by the giants technology executive, Sam Schillace.
Google is devoted to helping its users stay safe by introducing three initiatives with the aim to mitigate cyber risk. These include the Hacking Policy Council, Security Research Legal Defense Fund, and enhanced transparency into vulnerability exploitation and patch adoption. An undisclosed funding amount will be set aside to cover legal liabilities for researchers contributing to ethical vulnerability disclosure. Stay secure with Google!
. This article looks at how Insider's Global Editor-in-Chief, Nich Carlson, has suggested utilizing ChatGPT and other AI technologies to aid their reporting and make stories faster, more accurate, and more creative. Through the use of AI, journalists, editors and producers can benefit from increased efficiency and potential for rank-worthy articles. The potential risks are discussed as well as strategies that protect against these risks, like keeping user conversations private. Take advantage of the potential of AI now!
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