The FTC, which also serves as the competition authority, has sent OpenAI a long list of goods it wants from the San Francisco startup. gguy / stock.adobe.com
The US consumer protection agency, FTC, is investigating the activity of OpenAI, the creator of the artificial intelligence (AI) interface ChatGPT, in particular data security, but also certain content generated by the chatbot. The FTC, which also acts as a competition authority, sent OpenAI a long list of elements it wants from the San Francisco startup, according to the document, published by the Washington Post, a classic procedure ahead of a possible lawsuit or a possible amicable settlement.
She is particularly interested in securing the personal data that the platform uses. OpenAI has acknowledged that a technical error at the end of March had led to the publication of information relating to certain users of its services, primarily their email address and part of their bank details. Furthermore, the FTC’s requests refer to user complaints that OpenAI’s language models, of which ChatGPT is a part, have generated responses “false, misleading, derogatory or harmfulon individuals.
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Neither OpenAI nor the FTC immediately responded to requests. The FTC also questions OpenAI about the measures taken to prevent the generation of erroneous content and false information from the so-called generative AI interface, ie. able to produce complete responses to any kind of request in everyday language.
The consumer protection agency has already indicated that it is closely following the development of generative AI, which has both fascinated and worried since the launch of ChatGPT last November. “We have heard of reports of sensitive information about one person being disclosed when the request was made by anotherFTC Chairman Lina Khan said Thursday during a congressional hearing.
She also mentioned “defamatory statements, completely falsethat would have been produced by generative artificial intelligence interfaces. “It is this kind of deception that worries us.On the competition side, Lina Khan has already indicated that her agency is closely monitoring the structuring of this sector to prevent already established companies from limiting competition.
