The FTC opens an investigation against OpenAI

According to the document to which the US media had access, the agency asked the company to disclose each and every one of the third-party clients that have access to its language models, in addition to indicating who its 10 main clients are.

He also asked that OpenAI take a hard look at how they get information to train their models, as well as explore how they retain that consumer data and the different uses they put to it, including the risks involved in using these systems.

Another of the relevant points of the document is that it asks OpenAI to detail how it assesses the risk of machine language models, in addition to explaining the treatment and supervision of statements that may be misleading or discriminatory around some group.

This is one of the most important moments for Artificial Intelligence. While the rise of generative AI capabilities has led to mass adoption of this technology, it is actually an innovation that already has years of research and development, but until now has been paid attention by regulatory authorities.

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has been open to helping regulate the technology and has even received positive feedback from lawmakers, who praised his openness to discuss this issue.

“We built GPT-4 on years of research and safety and spent more than six months after finishing initial training making it safer and more aligned before launch. We protect user privacy and design our systems for the world, not individuals,” Altman said.

In May, the executive attended a hearing with the United States Senate, where he spoke of the urgency of regulating AI. “If this technology goes wrong, it can go badly wrong, and we want to express ourselves to the chancellor,” he said.

During that participation, he proposed the creation of an agency that issues licenses to form a large-scale AI, as well as security standards and tests that intelligence should pass before being released publicly.

However, AI experts criticized his participation and urged the Senate to consult more diverse voices on the matter and not only learn from an executive who is a leader in the area and criticized that he was asked if he would be qualified to administer the regulations. of the industry.