
ChatGPT's artificial intelligence can produce artificial truth
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ChatGPT is being touted as the superpowered AI of science fiction lore.
Rachel Chiu is a resident fellow for competition and regulatory policy at the Committee for Justice and a visiting fellow at the Independent Women’s Forum. She tweets @rachelhchiu.
Italy’s recent ChatGPT ban has prompted several countries – including France, Ireland, Germany and Canada – to consider similar policies blocking OpenAI’s popular artificial intelligence program. According to the Italian Data Protection Authority, ChatGPT does not have "any legal basis that justifies the massive collection and storage of personal data." The agency gave the company 20 days to respond with changes or face a hefty multimillion-dollar fine. Meanwhile, Elon Musk and industry leaders are calling for an "AI pause."
It is too early to determine if ChatGPT will actually live up to these claims. Since the long-term impact is still unclear, knee-jerk reactions like national bans yield little societal benefit. Our governments should focus on mitigating the chatbot’s immediate harms, such as misinformation and slander.