This decision comes in the context that ChatGPT and other similar chatbots – which manage hundreds of millions of user data, are generally used to improve or Form
Artificial intelligence – under scrutiny.
In March, Italy banned ChatGPT over potential privacy violations, saying OpenAI could resume the service if it met certain requirements. Among these, there is access to tools that allow Internet users to oppose the saving of their data.
France and Spain followed suit and began investigating the service in turn.
Put netizens controls
OpenAI’s chief technology officer, Mira Moratti, told the Reuters news agency that the company adheres to European privacy laws and is working to reassure regulators.
The new features aren’t the result of ChatGPT being banned in Italy, according to the CTO, but the result of a months-long effort to put users into controls
regarding data collection.
” We will move more and more towards prioritizing the privacy of Internet users. »
Information provided by netizens has helped OpenAI make its software more reliable and reduce political bias, among other things, while adding that the company still faces challenges ahead, according to Mira Moratti.
Thus, the latest version of the software presented on Tuesday allows Internet users to deactivate the option Chat history and training
(Chat history and training
) in their settings and prevent their data from being exported.
Nicholas Turley, OpenAI product manager, who compared this functionality to mode incognito
From the web browser, he said the company will keep the chats for 30 days to check for abuse before permanently deleting them.
OpenAI has also indicated that it plans to launch a ChatGPT Business subscription with additional data controls.
The company’s commercial subscription, which will be rolled out in the coming months, will default to disrupting conversations to train AI models.
Microsoft, which has invested heavily in OpenAI, already offers ChatGPT to businesses. Ms. Moratti said the service would be of benefit to the cloud service provider’s existing customer base.
