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OpenAI, the organization behind ChatGPT chatbot, announced that they will not pursue the development of GPT-5 due to safety reasons. Elon Musk, Andrew Yang and AI researchers have jointly requested for a 6 month moratorium on AI models more powerful than GPT-4. Despite criticism from members of the AI community, the Pentagon has rejected this request. OpenAI is examining the issue with technical nuance. They are working on projects related to GPT-4 to protect humanity from the potential risks of AI development.

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has announced the launch of a task force to monitor ChatGPT, after Italian government's move to temporarily ban ChatGPT and German Data Protection commissioner's announcement to take similar steps. AEPD also stated they were investigating OpenAI (ChatGPT's parent company) for possible privacy violations. This task force's primary objective is to create consistent rules to protect user privacy. Microsoft-backed OpenAI has already received various measures from the Italian Data Protection Authority.

Starboard, the digital media giant, has acquired the social media platform Parler and promised to launch an updated version. With Ryan Coyne's experience in the industry and Elon Musk's investment, the Parl is surely set to better support underserved online communities. Ryan Coyne looks forward to integrating the large user base into Starboard's platforms.

This week we explored how financial institutions are responding to ever-changing markets across the world. Bank of England is looking into protecting savers better, TSB's former head of IT was presented with regulation fines and Skipton Building Society created a new deposit-free mortgage option. Tupperware struggled as a result of their own success and Tesco saw a drastic drop in profits due to food inflation. Elon Musk's dream of transforming Twitter into an 'everything app' has not gone as smoothly and put him in the headlines again. Finally, a pair of Michael Jordan's signed shoes sold for $2.2 million.

. OpenAI, the leading artificial intelligence research laboratory, have unveiled their latest technology: ChatGPT. 'Jailbreaking' the chatbot gives users the power to ask anything, however, this poses potential danger in regards to the safety of users, given that it can also be used to spread misinformation or false claims. It is essential to remember that ChatGPT is an AI and follows user instructions, thus, caution is needed when dealing with this technology. Mhairi Aitken, an ethics fellow, emphasises that there are no hidden abilities or thought processes, and developer mode should only be enabled in a responsible manner.