With ChatGPT, the conversation about AI has accelerated. There are voices calling for the development of artificial intelligence to be halted until we know how it may affect humanity, but that hasn’t done much, so far, for that this technology is progressing.
[Los creadores de ChatGPT le preguntaron cómo matar personas, y la respuesta es aterradora]
Today, Italy has dealt the biggest blow to this technology, with the blocking of access to ChatGPT which can result in millions in fines against its creator, OpenAI. But before thinking that in Italy they are afraid of AI, it is necessary to clarify the real reasons for the blockade.
Why Italy Blocked ChatGPT AI
The GPDP, the Italian regulator focused on personal data protection, was the government entity that requested the blocking of ChatGPT, accusing the service of unauthorized use of user data.
Specifically, it seems the problem is that the ChatGPT website does not comply with the European Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that all services that obtain data from users in the European Union must follow. This standard specifies both the authorizations that users must give, as well as the way in which data can be managed and transferred to other countries.
Since OpenAI is a US company with no legal presence in the EU, any member country can take whatever measures it deems appropriate to protect its citizens, including preemptive blocking. But it also means that the lock is only activated in Italy
According to the GPDP, the problem lies in the illegal way in which ChatGPT would handle user data; Additionally, he also expressed concern that the service does not prevent minors from accessing its technology. It is well known that OpenAI opened up free access to ChatGPT to get usage data and improve the language model it uses; in other words, users are “beta testers” and everything we introduce in the chat can be used to improve AI
This may not be entirely clear to most people, and that is why the Italian entity made this decision. Further proof, he also recalled the recent case of ChatGPT user data leaks.
The Italian decision may have serious consequences for the Artificial Intelligence sector, which trains its models in the same way. Other entities, such as Europe, could take the same decision, even a massive blocking of AI-based services across the EU.
Perhaps in response to this situation, Margrethe Vestager, European Commissioner for Competition and Executive Vice-President for “A Europe fit for the digital age”, used her Twitter account to assert that in Europe “Artificial Intelligence technology is not regulated”, but “the uses of Artificial Intelligence”.
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