ChatGPT, which has been on a wild ride, is being regulated in multiple countries

Even if you've never paid attention to technology in the past, you've recently been swept up by ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI (a US-based artificial intelligence company).

Unlike the previous "Global Netflix" meta-universe, this new "all-around netflix" seems to be coming with more ferocity.

The Internet is abuzz with rumors that it will steal a lot of jobs because it can not only learn and understand human language to carry out conversations, but also interact with the context of the chat and assist humans with a range of tasks, such as text summarization, sentiment analysis and information extraction.

Bill Gates, the former richest man in the world, has meaningfully hinted that the emergence of ChatGPT is as historically significant as the birth of the PC and the Internet.

Then as ChatGPT gradually penetrates into all corners of the Internet, there are many users who also see chat records that do not belong to them on social platforms.

ChatGPT corporate director said that ChatGPT was recently found to have a vulnerability that users can see the titles of other users' conversations with ChatGPT, which makes many people worry.

It can be seen that ChatGPT, as a phenomenal product, has two sides. While it can improve the quality of human life and work efficiency, it may also have some negative social effects due to its abuse, such as the above-mentioned cyber security threats.

ChatGPT is under siege by many countries

Italy has become the first Western country to boycott the artificial intelligence chatbot "ChatGPT".

According to Reuters, the Italian Personal Data Protection Authority (Garante) announced on March 31 local time that it is banning the chatbot ChatGPT and restricting OpenAl from processing information about Italian users with immediate effect.

Garante said that OpenAl "must inform its representatives in Europe, within 20 days, of the measures taken by the company to implement this requirement" or face a fine of up to 20 million euros or 4% of the company's annual global turnover.

The reason for this restriction is that Garante believes that OpenAI did not check the age of ChatGPT users, who should be 13 years old or older, and did not inform about the collection and processing of user information, lacking the legal basis for the collection and storage of a large amount of personal information.

Recently, relevant agencies in Spain and France have also launched allegations and investigations against ChatGPT.

Spain's National Data Protection Authority issued a statement on April 13 that it had formally opened preliminary investigation procedures into possible legal violations by ChatGPT.

On the same day, France's National Commission for Freedom of Information also decided to file five charges against ChatGPT and launch an investigation.

At the same time, the European Data Protection Board also announced the establishment of a special working group to facilitate cooperation in the investigation in the European region.

According to the European Data Protection Board, the action was taken after the Italian Data Protection Authority started to open a case against ChatGPT and expressed its hope that there would be sufficient communication between European countries on the actions taken against ChatGPT.

Wu Shenguo, a doctoral supervisor at Beijing Normal University School of Law and deputy director of the Research Center of the Internet Society of China, said in a media interview that the investigations in European countries are mainly focused on the areas of data collection and information security.

For domestic purposes, the China Payment Clearing Association recently issued a paper saying that intelligent tools such as "ChatGPT" have been exposed to cross-border data leakage and other risks.

In order to effectively deal with the risks, protect customer privacy and maintain data security, according to the relevant legal provisions, the China Payment Clearing Association issued an initiative to the industry: first, to raise awareness and use in accordance with the law; second, not to upload key sensitive information; third, member units to strengthen internal management and guidance.

In order to better promote the healthy development and standardized application of generative AI technology, the State Internet Information Office has also recently published the "Generative AI Service Management Measures (Draft for Comments)" clearly proposed that in providing generative AI products or services should comply with the requirements of laws and regulations, respect social morality, public order and good morals, and should meet five requirements, including the need to prevent the generation of false information, prevent harm to others physical and mental health, prevent damage to portrait rights, reputation rights and personal privacy, prevent infringement of intellectual property rights, and prohibit illegal acquisition, disclosure and use of personal information and privacy and trade secrets, etc.

In fact, the vigilance against ChatGPT is not only limited to the national level, but also for enterprises. Recently, there are a number of comprehensive media reports that Samsung Electronics was exposed to the leakage of confidential information less than 20 days after the introduction of ChatGPT, a chatbot.

Of the three cases of confidential information leaks, two were related to semiconductor devices and the other to internal meetings.

It is evident that the hot debate about the risk of ChatGPT has attracted the attention of many countries.

Finding a balance between development and management

ChatGPT, as a phenomenal product of the moment, also combines some negative social effects, so how to grasp the proportion and pace to make ChatGPT better serve humanity has become a strategic focus of science and technology research in countries around the world.

Singapore, the first country in the world to publicly express support for its use of artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT in the education system, said on February 12 that it plans to gradually incorporate the use of ChatGPT into teaching in schools and higher education institutions, while emphasizing the importance of teachers guiding students to "discover, extract, and judge" information in the new era. The local government said on February 12 that it plans to gradually incorporate the use of ChatGPT into teaching and learning in schools and higher education institutions, emphasizing the importance of teachers guiding students to "discover, extract, and judge" information in the new era.

In response, Singapore's Ministry of Education has provided guidance and resources for teachers to effectively use digital technology to enhance learning, including ChatGPT.

This is accompanied by ongoing monitoring of the impact of these tools on learning, providing students with skills and values education to enable them to use technology confidently and responsibly.

In Finland, the Guidelines on the Use of Large-Scale Language Models explicitly state that teachers are encouraged to use AI in their teaching and prepare students for "a future society in which AI methods will be widely used.

At the same time, the guidelines emphasize that because AI opens up new possibilities for generating texts whose sources and reliability are not yet known, they should be used in a controlled manner. The use of AI in teaching should be limited to cases where it does not facilitate student learning.

Iceland has done this by developing an open framework for universities on ChatGPT, which states that the use of AI in academic work is subject to the same rules as the use of assistance from any other source, and that misuse of AI is subject to the same rules as any other form of academic misconduct.

When China uses ChatGPT, its purpose is to meet market needs.

For example, companies can use ChatGPT to develop more intelligent customer service systems, advertising recommendation systems, product recommendation systems, etc.

However, at the same time, we should also see that although the technical architecture and application scenarios of ChatGPT are relatively extensive, some experts in the industry say that it is still only a technical tool and needs to be combined with specific application scenarios and business needs to realize the value of its application.

Therefore, we need to pay more attention to research and innovation in application scenarios and business needs, rather than just the pursuit of the technology itself.

In addition, for user privacy and data security leaks, industry experts say we need to strengthen research and solutions for these issues, such as encrypting user data, limiting data access rights, and regularly updating security patches.

In addition, users should be informed of their data privacy policies and respect their privacy rights as a way to avoid such risks.

In conclusion, ChatGPT is a double-edged sword, which has both advantages and disadvantages.

We should use it wisely, enjoy the convenience and fun it brings, and at the same time be aware of the risks and challenges it brings.

So we should maintain critical thinking about ChatGPT and not blindly trust or rely on it; we should respect the rules and restrictions on ChatGPT and not abuse or take advantage of it.

Pay attention to the potential risks while using it in order to make ChatGPT truly serve human beings. Only in this way can we truly benefit from ChatGPT.