ChatGPT Could Be Blocked ‘In Principle’ in Germany if Needed, Data Protection Chief Says

ChatGPT Could Be Blocked ‘In Principle’ in Germany if Needed, Data Protection Chief Says

Germany could follow in Italy’s footsteps by blocking ChatGPT over data security concerns, the German commissioner for data protection told the Handelsblatt newspaper in comments published on Monday. “In principle, such action is also possible in Germany,” Ulrich Kelber said, adding that this would however fall under state jurisdiction. However,…

AI Experts Express Concerns With Elon Musk-Backed Letter Citing Their Research

AI Experts Express Concerns With Elon Musk-Backed Letter Citing Their Research

Four artificial intelligence experts have expressed concern after their work was cited in an open letter – co-signed by Elon Musk – demanding an urgent pause in research. The letter, dated March 22 and with more than 1,800 signatures by Friday, called for a six-month circuit-breaker in the development of…

ChatGPT Provisionally Banned in Italy as It Is Being Probed Over Privacy Concerns

ChatGPT Provisionally Banned in Italy as It Is Being Probed Over Privacy Concerns

Italy’s data protection agency said on Friday it had opened a probe into OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot over a suspected breach of the artificial intelligence application’s data collection rules. The agency also accused ChatGPT, which is financially supported by Microsoft, of failing to check the age of its users. The app…

Air India Testing Algorithm-Based Software for Pricing, ChatGPT Under Tata Ownership: Report

Air India Testing Algorithm-Based Software for Pricing, ChatGPT Under Tata Ownership: Report

Air India, until recently tied to an antiquated manual pricing system when setting airfares, is shifting to algorithm-based software long used by rivals to help it squeeze out more revenue from each flight. In another sign of the formerly government-owned carrier’s whirlwind transformation under its new owner Tata Group, Air…

Cybercriminals Using ChatGPT Popularity to Spread Malware via Facebook Accounts, CloudSEK Says

Cybercriminals Using ChatGPT Popularity to Spread Malware via Facebook Accounts, CloudSEK Says

Cyber criminals are exploiting popularity of ChatGPT to spread malware through hijacked Facebook accounts, cyber intelligence firm CloudSEK said on Monday. CloudSEK in its investigation has found the presence of 13 Facebook pages or accounts including those with Indian content, totalling over 5 lakh followers, that have been compromised and…

ChatGPT Generates ‘Formulaic’ Academic Text, Can Be Picked Up by Existing AI-Detection Tools: Study

ChatGPT Generates ‘Formulaic’ Academic Text, Can Be Picked Up by Existing AI-Detection Tools: Study

Academic style content produced by ChatGPT is relatively formulaic and would be picked up by many existing AI-detection tools, despite being more sophisticated than those produced by previous innovations, according to a new study. However, the findings should serve as a wake-up call to university staff to think about ways…

Microsoft Said to Threaten to Restrict Rival Search Engines’ Data Access Over AI Chat Products

Microsoft Said to Threaten to Restrict Rival Search Engines’ Data Access Over AI Chat Products

Microsoft Corp. has threatened to cut off access to its internet-search data, which it licenses to rival search engines if they don’t stop using it as the basis for their own artificial intelligence chat products, according to people familiar with the dispute. The software maker licenses the data in its…

OpenAI Launches Plugin Support for ChatGPT, AI Chatbot Gets Access to Live Data for the First Time

OpenAI Launches Plugin Support for ChatGPT, AI Chatbot Gets Access to Live Data for the First Time

OpenAI has just announced the introduction of support for plugins for its AI chatbot ChatGPT. ChatGPT, the generative AI tool based on a generative pre-trained transformer (GPT), is a language model that utilises machine learning to produce conversational text and has been amongst the biggest talking points in technology since…

OpenAI-Integrated Microsoft Bing Outperforms Google in Page Visits Growth

OpenAI-Integrated Microsoft Bing Outperforms Google in Page Visits Growth

The integration of OpenAI’s technology into Microsoft-owned Bing has driven people to the little-used search engine and helped it compete better with market leader Google in page visits growth, according to data from analytics firm Similarweb. Page visits on Bing have risen 15.8 percent since Microsoft unveiled its artificial intelligence-powered version on…

ChatGPT Plus Subscription for Users in India Rolled Out by OpenAI: All Details

ChatGPT Plus Subscription for Users in India Rolled Out by OpenAI: All Details

ChatGPT Plus, a subscription plan for the AI-based ChatGPT created by OpenAI, is now available to users in India. Subscribers gain access to the service even during peak demand, faster response times, and prioritised access to new functionalities. OpenAI’s text-generating AI membership service has been made accessible in the country,…