European Privacy Watchdog Sets Up ChatGPT Task Force; Will Look at Privacy Rules on AI

European Privacy Watchdog Sets Up ChatGPT Task Force; Will Look at Privacy Rules on AI

The body that unites Europe’s national privacy watchdogs said on Thursday it had set up a task force on ChatGPT, a potentially important first step toward a common policy on setting privacy rules on artificial intelligence. The move by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) follows a unilateral move by…

China’s Payment Association Warns Over Risks of Data Leaks While Using ChatGPT-Like AI Tools

China’s Payment Association Warns Over Risks of Data Leaks While Using ChatGPT-Like AI Tools

China’s payment & clearing industry association warned on Monday against using Microsoft-backed OpenAI’s ChatGPT and similar artificial intelligence tools due to “risks such as cross-border data leaks.” “Payment industry staff must comply with laws and rules when using tools such as ChatGPT, and should not upload confidential information related to…

Baidu Sues Apple, Other App Developers Over Fake Copies of Ernie Bot App

Baidu Sues Apple, Other App Developers Over Fake Copies of Ernie Bot App

Chinese search engine giant Baidu has filed lawsuits against “relevant” app developers and Apple over fake copies of its Ernie bot app available on Apple’s App Store. The company’s artificial intelligence powered Ernie bot, launched last month, has been touted as China’s closest answer to the US-developed chatbot ChatGPT. Baidu…

Microsoft Edge Gets Bing’s Dall-E Image Creator, Drop Tool, and More: All Details

Microsoft Edge Gets Bing’s Dall-E Image Creator, Drop Tool, and More: All Details

Microsoft has integrated an AI-powered image generator that uses DALL-E technology into its Bing chatbot recently. Now, the tech giant has widely rolled out the AI tool dubbed Bing Image Creator on desktops for Edge users. Arranged in the sidebar panel in the Edge browser, the new tool would allow…

Alibaba Invites Businesses to Test Its ChatGPT-Like AI Chatbot: Report

Alibaba Invites Businesses to Test Its ChatGPT-Like AI Chatbot: Report

Tech giant Alibaba is seeking companies to test its Tongyi Qianwen AI chatbot, business publication STAR Market Daily reported on Friday, joining the rush to emulate the explosive success of ChatGPT. The free-to-use ChatGPT, a large language model (LLM) application created by Microsoft-backed OpenAI, was released to the public last…

ChatGPT Maker OpenAI Plans Measures to Address Concerns in Italy Ban

ChatGPT Maker OpenAI Plans Measures to Address Concerns in Italy Ban

ChatGPT producer OpenAI plans to present measures on Thursday to remedy concerns that led to an Italian ban on the chatbot last week, Italy’s data protection agency Garante said. Microsoft-backed OpenAI took ChatGPT offline in Italy after Garante last week temporarily restricted it and began a probe into a suspected…

India Has No Plans to Bring Any Law for Regulating AI Growth in the Country

India Has No Plans to Bring Any Law for Regulating AI Growth in the Country

The government is neither considering to bring any law nor has any plans to regulate the growth of artificial intelligence in the country, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. IT and Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written submission to the Lok Sabha said there are ethical concerns and risks around…

Bill Gates Says Pausing AI Development Will Not Solve Challenges Ahead

Bill Gates Says Pausing AI Development Will Not Solve Challenges Ahead

Calls to pause the development of artificial intelligence will not “solve the challenges” ahead, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told Reuters, his first public comments since an open letter sparked a debate about the future of the technology. The technologist-turned-philanthropist said it would be better to focus on how best to…

AInstein Robot With ChatGPT Brings AI Technology to Cyprus Classrooms: Details

AInstein Robot With ChatGPT Brings AI Technology to Cyprus Classrooms: Details

High school students and their tutors in Cyprus have developed a prototype robot powered with ChatGPT artificial intelligence technology to harness and improve teaching experiences in the classroom. Named AInstein, the squat robot created by three Pascal Schools in Cyprus stands roughly the size of a small adult and looks…

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,…