OpenAI

In an eyebrow-raising display of regulatory bravado, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is now playing detective with OpenAI's chatbot, ChatGPT. Apparently, the FTC suspects this AI tool of engaging in deceptive practices, generating erroneous information that could harm consumers. This is a bit rich, considering OpenAI has been up front about potential flaws, even including a warning label about the possibility of false or misleading info. But hey, who reads those, right? Continue Reading →

A new lawsuit may bring AI copyright law into clearer focus, continuing a common debate on the ethics of machine learning. Authors Paul Tremblay (“The Cabin at the End of the World") and Mona Awad (“Bunny” and “13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl") claim OpenAI used their books to train ChatGPT without their permission, thereby infringing copyright. Continue Reading →

OpenAI has temporarily disabled the "Browse with Bing" feature in its AI chatbot, ChatGPT, following user reports of paywall bypassing. The feature – introduced to enhance the search experience beyond the limitations of the GPT-4 model – inadvertently allowed users to access premium content without a subscription. Continue Reading →

OpenAI and Microsoft are defendants in a $3 billion class-action lawsuit, accused of unlawfully scraping 300 billion words from the internet to train ChatGPT. The suit, filed by sixteen anonymous plaintiffs, alleges the companies did not obtain consent or register as data brokers. Continue Reading →

Stanford University researchers have found that no current large language models (LLMs), including OpenAI's GPT-4 and Google's Bard, comply with the European Union's AI Act. This legislation, the first of its kind, governs AI within the EU, but it is serving as a blueprint for AI regulators around the world. Continue Reading →

OpenAI, the nice people who brought you ChatGPT, has proposed the creation of an international regulatory body for AI, similar to the International Atomic Energy Agency. This comes in response to the rapid pace of AI innovation and the potential risks associated with it. Continue Reading →

I did a comparison of Google's Bard vs. ChatGPT Plus on Shelly Palmer LIVE last Wednesday. During the showdown, I demonstrated some of the most useful ChatGPT plugins. Over the weekend, I had the chance to try out about 25 of them – there is gold here! Continue Reading →

OpenAI has launched an official ChatGPT app for iOS. It's free to use, ad-free, and supports voice input. Initially available to U.S. users, the ChatGPT app allows users to ask questions, seek advice, and conduct research without a traditional web search. (Take that, Google!) The app syncs user history across devices and integrates with OpenAI's open-source speech recognition system, Whisper, for voice input. Continue Reading →

Today on Shelly Palmer LIVE (12:15 p.m. ET on YouTube Live), I'm going to demonstrate PrivateGPT: a large language model running locally on my personal computer with no internet access required. It is trained on my private data, which is secure (because it is running locally). Continue Reading →

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is set to testify before Congress today, marking a critical juncture in the regulation discourse of AI technology. Central to this conversation is OpenAI's generative AI chatbot, ChatGPT, which has dramatically accelerated AI development, spurring giants like Microsoft and Google to hasten their AI-powered offerings. Continue Reading →