Italy Lifts Block on ChatGPT Following Global Artificial Intelligence...
Italy has lifted its ban on ChatGPT after temporarily blocking access to the AI chatbot last month over data privacy concerns. The chatbot generated essays, songs, exams, and even news articles from brief prompts, but critics have expressed worries regarding how ChatGPT and its rivals collect and process data. Italy became the first Western country to take action against the AI chatbot in March. The country's data protection watchdog had stated that OpenAI, the US firm that had developed ChatGPT, had no legal basis to justify the mass collection and storage of personal data for training the algorithms underlying the platform's operation. The authority also claimed that there was a lack of clarity regarding whose data was being collected. The company has now taken several steps to safeguard user data, including providing information about how it collects and uses training data on its website, enhancing visibility on ChatGPT's homepage, and using a tool to verify users' ages once they log in.
Meanwhile, tech giants, including Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak, have signed an open letter calling for the immediate halt to "giant AI experiments." The group calls for a pause of at least six months on the AI systems' training that are more powerful than GPT-4. ChatGPT's latest version, GPT-4, can transform a simple design into a working website and generate a video game in just 60 seconds. The signatories argued that AI systems with human-competitive intelligence could pose significant risks to society and humanity. They stated that AI technology must be handled with care, warning that this is not happening.
The authors added that AI technology should be managed with caution to minimize risks related to it. They also warned that AI must not be left unchecked and managed by a few powerful entities. Elon Musk has been one of the early investors in the OpenAI initiative with a $150 million donation, which he made when it was a not-for-profit. However, he has concerns about the company's latest technology and has expressed fears that humans will soon have nothing left to do.
