FTC Opens Investigation into ChatGPT Maker over Technology’s Potential Harms
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If an agency wants to setup rules they should do so explicitly and apply evenly. But you have some tool that's incredibly useful and now regulators are concerned about data collection? Is the data policy unclear or illegal? I don't get it.
Regarding incorrect information about people, I think that's just the nature of llms and it's pretty clear. However big social networks and even news media regularly posts incorrect info about people and it's often intentional. But they don't face similar scrutiny.
This just seems to me a knee jerk response from an agency that wants to exert influence. Whatever happens you can bet that it will benefit openai as the predominant player. They will always be able to respond to regulatory requests, however some open source developer will think twice as not to draw the ire of an opaque regulator
How do you expect the FTC to set up rules without investigating the item its trying to regulate?
That's all that's happened here. It sent OpenAI a 20-page letter asking questions.
Instead, their current approach appears primarily targeted at individuals and corporations that possess the financial means to afford their premium pricing, thereby limiting the reach and inclusivity of their tools.