According to AppleInsider , Mr. Altman said the company has no plans to withdraw ChatGPT from the EU, but may have to do so if the current draft of the EU's artificial intelligence (AI) law is passed. Altman said the draft AI law has excessive provisions that would make it impossible for the company to comply with the regulations.
EU citizens won't be able to access ChatGPT unless AI draft law is changed
Draft EU-wide AI legislation has been in development for years. Representatives from Apple, Google, and Facebook lobbied the EU in 2020 about their plans to regulate AI. Speaking about the latest issues at an industry event in London, Altman said OpenAI would try to address persistent tricks where possible, but that the proposed legislation would now put greater barriers in place for so-called general-purpose AI systems like ChatGPT.
“There are a lot of things they could do, like changing the definition of general-purpose AI systems. There are actually a lot of things that can be done,” Altman said.
Before any concerns about ChatGPT, which prompted Apple to ban its employees from using it, the EU was ahead of the game in its conviction that AI could become more trustworthy. “When it comes to artificial intelligence, imagination is a must, not a maybe,” said European Commission digital chief Margrethe Vestager in 2021. “ With these landmark rules, the EU is taking the lead in developing new global standards to ensure that AI is trustworthy.”
Altman's statement comes shortly after the ChatGPT app officially became available to iPhone users and has been rolling out to more and more countries and territories.
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