Extreme News Reporter Chen Jun
After the initial craze, ChatGPT has sparked more and more controversy. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has formally investigated ChatGPT maker OpenAI to find out whether the company violated consumer protection laws.
Source: CNBC
Comprehensive "Washington Post", Wall Street Journal and other reports on the 13th, the FTC has issued a 20-page civil investigation request to manufacturer OpenAI, similar to a subpoena, outlining the focus of the investigation. The FTC said in the filing that the investigation will focus on whether OpenAI "engages in unfair or deceptive privacy, data security practices" or "engages in unfair or deceptive practices related to harm consumers, including reputational damage, in violation of Section 5 of the FTC Act." ”
This is also the first time that US regulators have conducted a risk review of AI chatbots.
Sam Altman (Source: Washington Post)
The survey is also an example of the FTC's proactivity in overseeing emerging technologies, echoing chair Lena Khan's sentiment, "The FTC welcomes innovation, but innovation is not a license to act recklessly." ”
Regarding the investigation, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman tweeted: "Seeing the FTC's request to start with a leak is very disappointing and does nothing to build trust. He also said the company protects user privacy and designs its systems "to understand the world, not private individuals." "We built GPT-4 based on years of safety research, and it took us more than 6 months to complete initial training before release to make it safer and more compliant."
So far, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has received a warm welcome in Washington, where people praise him for his candor. But some AI experts warn that policymakers should also be aware that the company has its own motives, urging lawmakers to listen to different voices.
Federal Trade Commission President Lena Khan (Source: Washington Post)
According to the report, many of ChatGPT's answers are indeed accurate, but the problem of AI fabrication has not been solved, and there have been lawyers who have used ChatGPT to assist in lawsuits, and it turned out that the cited cases were fabricated, so there were lawyers who were punished.
Earlier this month, ChatGPT was sued for privacy leaks, starting with 16 people anonymously suing OpenAI and Microsoft for using and leaking personal privacy data without permission, claiming up to US$3 billion (more than 20 billion yuan).
(Source: Polar Eye News)
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