Japan’s privacy agency warned OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed business behind ChatGPT, not to collect sensitive data without consent on Friday.
The Personal Information Protection Commission encouraged OpenAI to restrict its sensitive data collection for machine learning in a statement.
Global regulators are rushing to define guidelines for generative AI, which can create text and graphics like the Internet.
Japan needs AI and robotics advances to maintain productivity as its population decreases.
The watchdog advocated balancing privacy concerns with generative AI’s promise to boost innovation and combat climate change.
Similarweb reports Japan is OpenAI’s third-biggest traffic source.
Before the G7 leaders summit, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman discussed expanding into Japan with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
The EU’s ChatGPT task force is drafting AI legislation. However, authorities must use current standards to accommodate chatbots’ rapid use.
Before ChatGPT added age verification, Italian regulator Garante ordered it down, allowing European users to opt out of training. Last week, Altman denied that OpenAI would leave Europe if EU criteria were too difficult to meet.
