 has sent San Francisco-based OpenAI a 20-page demand for information on how it handles safety and data, according to the Washington Post. The agency is seeking records of complaints from users related to cases where ChatGPT has made 'false, misleading, disparaging or harmful' comments about people. It is also seeking details of where OpenAI collects its data and what safety assessments it makes before releasing new products to consumers . Governments and regulators around the world are racing to get to grips with chatbots such as ChatGPT, which is believed to have more than 100m users, and Google's Bard. The services, known as large language models, have faced scrutiny over the huge quantities of data they use to obtain information, and over producing false claims by 'hallucinating' facts. The FTC has also reportedly asked for details on a bug in March that exposed some ChatGPT users' data about conversations. Publishers and artists have issued OpenAI with legal threats, claiming they used copyrighted material to train ChatGPT, while individuals have threatened defamation lawsuits.){kind=link}
Regulators are struggling to respond to the pace at which AI is developing
US regulators are investigating the owners of ChatGPT over concerns that it has misused personal data and may compromise people’s reputations, in the biggest government challenge so far to the AI boom.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sent San Francisco-based OpenAI a 20-page demand for information on how it handles safety and data, according to the Washington Post.
The agency is seeking records of complaints from users related to cases where ChatGPT has made “false, misleading, disparaging or harmful” comments about people.
It is also seeking details of where OpenAI collects its data and what safety assessments it makes before releasing new products to consumers.