US FTC Declares that It Will Pursue AI Violators of Discrimination Laws As Demands for ChatGPT Regulation Rise.
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Concerns regarding the potential for misuse of innovation due to AI's rapid rise have surfaced everywhere.
The US Federal Trade Commission declared on Tuesday that it would pursue legal action against companies that violate anti-discrimination or deceptive commercial practices by using artificial intelligence.
The unexpected rise in popularity of Microsoft-backed OpenAI's and ChatGPT this year has spurred calls for regulation amid worries about the innovation's potential for misuse worldwide, even as businesses look Businesses try to find methods to use it to increase output.
FTC Chair Lina Khan, Commissioners Rebecca Slaughter, and Alvaro Bedoya were questioned by congressional investigators regarding worries that recent advancements in artificial intelligence, which can be used to create high-quality deep fakes, could be used to increase the effectiveness of scams or break other laws.
According to Bedoya, businesses that use algorithms or artificial intelligence are not permitted to flout laws protecting civil rights or prohibiting unfair or misleading practices.
It's not acceptable, he continued, to declare that your algorithm is a "black box" that you are unable to articulate.
Khan agreed that fraud and frauds could be accelerated by the newest AI technologies, and said any misconduct "should put them on the hook for FTC action."
Slaughter remarked that during the agency's 100-year history, it had to adjust to new technological developments and that ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence capabilities were no exception.
Three Democrats currently make up the commission, which is currently only composed of five members.
