With the advancement of technology, artificial intelligences have started to become a part of our lives. In fact, in recent years, investments in this field have significantly increased. Companies such as OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google, which are at the forefront of artificial intelligence research, have stood out.
While the technology world’s attention was on Google’s Bard and Microsoft’s Bing Chat, the focus has once again turned to OpenAI, the developer of ChatGPT. In fact, the FTC recently launched an investigation into OpenAI. Here are the details of the news…
FTC initiates an investigation into OpenAI for data security concerns regarding ChatGPT!
According to The Washington Post, the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has launched an investigation into OpenAI, the owner of ChatGPT, to gather information regarding data security.
According to sources, the FTC sent a 20-page request letter to OpenAI, addressing concerns about data privacy and reputation damage. The commission requested detailed information from the company, including how the large language model was trained and the source of the data.
ChatGPT is an AI tool that collects user data with every question. This data could be used to train the AI and more.
Furthermore, the FTC requested details from OpenAI about its efforts to prevent ChatGPT from providing inaccurate information and also requested some complaint reports from users regarding misleading information provided by the system.
Recently, OpenAI experienced a data breach where the data of some users who subscribed to the Plus membership, which allowed access to the more capable GPT-4 language model, was leaked online. This data breach included credit card information. The FTC also requested the number of affected individuals, although OpenAI stated that the number was significantly low.
As AI tools develop, so do the associated risks. In fact, experts in the field recently warned users not to provide personal data when using tools like ChatGPT.
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