{"id":219361,"date":"2024-04-12T10:48:40","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T10:48:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/?p=219361"},"modified":"2024-04-12T10:48:50","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T10:48:50","slug":"why-the-u-s-is-falling-behind-europe-in-ai-privacy-violations-experts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/why-the-us-falls-behind-europe-in-ai-privacy-violations","title":{"rendered":"Why the U.S. is Falling Behind Europe in AI Privacy Violations: Experts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Regulators and law enforcement agencies in Europe and other parts of the world have become increasingly concerned about the growing risks to their citizens from the rapid evolution of generative artificial intelligence<\/a> (AI) \u2013 particularly platforms like OpenAI<\/a>\u2019s ChatGPT<\/a>.<\/p>\n

ChatGPT and other chatbots have racked up millions of users over the past 18 months, with few guardrails in place to protect sensitive personal information. Authorities are looking for ways to slow the precipitous rush into an unknown digital future.<\/p>\n

Last year, the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) warned that large language models such as ChatGPT can make it easier for criminals<\/a> to engage in fraud, impersonation, and social engineering<\/a>, spread phishing<\/a> acts, create malware<\/a> and engage in terrorist acts.<\/p>\n

Which is quite a lot of power to hand to bad actors.<\/p>\n

Around the same time, Italy temporarily banned ChatGPT after a glitch exposed user data files. The Italian Data Protection Authority threatened OpenAI with millions of dollars in fines for privacy violations<\/a> until provided clarity on where users\u2019 information goes.<\/p>\n

These concerns contributed to the European Parliament approving the Artificial Intelligence Act<\/a> \u2014 the world\u2019s first legal framework governing AI \u2014 which aims to ensure that AI-based systems are safe and \u201crespect fundamental rights, safety, and ethical principles\u201d while supporting innovation. The regulation was agreed in negotiations with member states in December 2023.<\/p>\n

The Act is part of a wider package of European policy measures to support the development of trustworthy AI, which also includes the AI Innovation Package and the Coordinated Plan on AI. The law will come into full effect within two years, giving organizations time to ensure their compliance.<\/p>\n

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