EU
industry
chief
Thierry
Breton
has
said
new
proposed
artificial
intelligence
rules
will
aim
to
tackle
concerns
about
the
risks
around
the
ChatGPT
chatbot
and
AI
technology,
in
the
first
comments
on
the
app
by
a
senior
Brussels
official.
Just
two
months
after
its
launch,
ChatGPT
–
which
can
generate
articles,
essays,
jokes
and
even
poetry
in
response
to
prompts
–
has
been
rated
the
fastest-growing
consumer
app
in
history.
Some
experts
have
raised
fears
that
systems
used
by
such
apps
could
be
misused
for
plagiarism,
fraud
and
spreading
misinformation,
even
as
champions
of
artificial
intelligence
hail
it
as
a
technological
leap.
Breton
said
the
risks
posed
by
ChatGPT
–
the
brainchild
of
OpenAI,
a
private
company
backed
by
Microsoft
–
and
AI
systems
underscored
the
urgent
need
for
rules
which
he
proposed
last
year
in
a
bid
to
set
the
global
standard
for
the
technology.
The
rules
are
currently
under
discussion
in
Brussels.
“As
showcased
by
ChatGPT,
AI
solutions
can
offer
great
opportunities
for
businesses
and
citizens,
but
can
also
pose
risks.
This
is
why
we
need
a
solid
regulatory
framework
to
ensure
trustworthy
AI
based
on
high-quality
data,”
he
told
Reuters
in
written
comments.
Microsoft
declined
to
comment
on
Breton’s
statement.
OpenAI
–
whose
app
uses
a
technology
called
generative
AI
–
did
not
immediately
respond
to
a
request
for
comment.
OpenAI
has
said
on
its
website
it
aims
to
produce
artificial
intelligence
that
“benefits
all
of
humanity”
as
it
attempts
to
build
safe
and
beneficial
AI.
Under
the
EU
draft
rules,
ChatGPT
is
considered
a
general
purpose
AI
system
which
can
be
used
for
multiple
purposes
including
high-risk
ones
such
as
the
selection
of
candidates
for
jobs
and
credit
scoring.
Breton
wants
OpenAI
to
cooperate
closely
with
downstream
developers
of
high-risk
AI
systems
to
enable
their
compliance
with
the
proposed
AI
Act.
“Just
the
fact
that
generative
AI
has
been
newly
included
in
the
definition
shows
the
speed
at
which
technology
develops
and
that
regulators
are
struggling
to
keep
up
with
this
pace,”
a
partner
at
a
US
law
firm,
said.
Tougher
compliance
for
“high
risk”
AI
Companies
are
worried
about
getting
their
technology
classified
under
the
“high
risk”
AI
category
which
would
lead
to
tougher
compliance
requirements
and
higher
costs,
according
to
executives
of
several
companies
involved
in
developing
artificial
intelligence.
A
survey
by
industry
body
appliedAI
showed
that
51
percent
of
the
respondents
expect
a
slowdown
of
their
AI
development
activities
as
a
result
of
the
AI
Act.
Effective
AI
regulations
should
centre
on
the
highest
risk
applications,
Microsoft
President
Brad
Smith
wrote
in
a
blog
post
on
Wednesday.
“There
are
days
when
I’m
optimistic
and
moments
when
I’m
pessimistic
about
how
humanity
will
put
AI
to
use,”
he
said.
Breton
said
the
European
Commission
is
working
closely
with
the
EU
Council
and
European
Parliament
to
further
clarify
the
rules
in
the
AI
Act
for
general
purpose
AI
systems.
“People
would
need
to
be
informed
that
they
are
dealing
with
a
chatbot
and
not
with
a
human
being.
Transparency
is
also
important
with
regard
to
the
risk
of
bias
and
false
information,”
he
said.
Generative
AI
models
need
to
be
trained
on
huge
amount
of
text
or
images
for
creating
a
proper
response
leading
to
allegations
of
copyright
violations.
Breton
said
forthcoming
discussions
with
lawmakers
about
AI
rules
would
cover
these
aspects.
Concerns
about
plagiarism
by
students
have
prompted
some
US
public
schools
and
French
university
Sciences
Po
to
ban
the
use
of
ChatGPT.
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