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Elon Musk to start rival to Microsoft-backed ChatGPT

Elon Musk to start rival to Microsoft-backed ChatGPT

Elon Musk says he will launch an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that he calls “TruthGPT” to challenge the offerings from Microsoft and Google.

Musk criticised Microsoft-backed OpenAI, the firm behind chatbot sensation ChatGPT, accusing it of “training the AI to lie” and said OpenAI has now become a “closed source”, “for-profit” organisation “closely allied with Microsoft”.

He also accused Larry Page, co-founder of Google, of not taking AI safety seriously.

“I’m going to start something which I call ‘TruthGPT’, or a maximum truth-seeking AI that tries to understand the nature of the universe,” Musk said in an interview with Fox News Channel’s Tucker Carlson to be aired later on Monday.

“And I think this might be the best path to safety, in the sense that an AI that cares about understanding the universe – it is unlikely to annihilate humans because we are an interesting part of the universe,” he said.

Musk, OpenAI and Page did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment.

Musk has been poaching AI researchers from Alphabet Inc’s Google to launch a startup to rival OpenAI, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Musk last month registered a firm named X.AI Corp, incorporated in Nevada, according to a state filing.

The firm listed Musk as the sole director and Jared Birchall, the managing director of Musk’s family office, as a secretary.

The move came even after Musk and a group of artificial intelligence experts and industry executives called for a six-month pause in developing systems more powerful than OpenAI’s newly launched GPT-4, citing potential risks to society.

Musk also reiterated his warnings about AI during the interview with Carlson, saying “AI is more dangerous than, say, mismanaged aircraft design or production maintenance or bad car production”, according to the excerpts.

“It has the potential of civilisational destruction,” he said.

He said, for example, a super-intelligent AI can write incredibly well and potentially manipulate public opinions.

He tweeted at the weekend that he had met with former US President Barack Obama when he was president and told him Washington needed to “encourage AI regulation”.

Musk co-founded OpenAI in 2015 but stepped down from the company’s board in 2018.

In 2019, he tweeted that he left OpenAI because he had to focus on Tesla and SpaceX.

He also tweeted at the time that other reasons for his departure from OpenAI were, “Tesla was competing for some of the same people as OpenAI & I didn’t agree with some of what OpenAI team wanted to do”.

Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has also become CEO of Twitter, a social media platform he bought for $US44 billion ($A66 billion) last year.

In the interview with Fox News, Musk said he recently valued Twitter at “less than half” of the acquisition price.

In January, Microsoft Corp announced a further multi-billion dollar investment in OpenAI, intensifying competition with rival Google and fuelling the race to attract AI funding in Silicon Valley.

AI-Generated Image Wins Photography Award

AI-Generated Image Wins Photography Award

An artist who won an award at a world-renowned photography competition says the winning image was actually generated by AI.

German photographer Boris Eldagsen said that he wouldn’t be accepting the prize because his image “The Electrician” wasn’t a real photo. It had come top in the creative category in the open competition at the World Photography Organisation’s Sony World Photography Awards 2023.

“AI is not photography,” Eldagsen, who has been a photographer for around three decades, wrote on his website. “Therefore I will not accept the award.”

"The Electrician," an image of two women created with DALL-E 2
Boris Eldagsen said that the image “has all the flaws of AI.” 

The 1940s-style black-and-white image shows a woman stood behind another with her hand on the other woman’s shoulders. Other hands appear to be adjusting the dress of the woman in the foreground. Both women’s gazes are averted.

Though the image looks photorealistic, there are some signs that it has been generated by AI, such as the position of some of the fingers, the appearance of some fingernails, and the shape of one of the women’s pupils. Her dress also appears to blend into her arm.

“It has all the flaws of AI, and it could have been spotted but it wasn’t,” Eldagsen told Insider, adding that he was surprised the image won. After hearing of his success in early March, he immediately told the competition’s organizers that the image was AI-generated, he said.

AI image-generation sites such as DALL-E, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion have boomed in popularity over recent months. In their prompts, users can ask the sites to create artwork in the style of a particular artist or images of events that never happened — leading to deepfake images of former President Donald Trump being arrested going viral. Users can also ask the platforms to edit existing images.

Eldagsen told Insider that he generated the image in September using DALL-E 2 in a process he referred to as “promptography.”

“For me, working with AI image generators is a co-creation, in which I am the director,” he wrote on his website. “It is not about pressing a button – and done it is. It is about exploring the complexity of this process, starting with refining text prompts, then developing a complex workflow, and mixing various platforms and techniques.”

Eldagsen told Insider that he wanted to start a conversation around the relationship between AI and photography. Competition organizers should create separate categories for AI-generated art, which is becoming increasingly realistic, he said.

Three images, each of two women, created by Boris Eldagsen with DALL-E 2
Some of the images Boris Eldagsen generated with DALL-E 2 in the process of creating “The Electrician.” 

“Midjourney 5 really looks like photography,” he said.

“The Electrician” has since been removed from the Sony World Photography Awards 2023 and no longer features on the World Photography Organisation’s website or at the physical exhibition in London.

A spokesperson for CREO, the company behind the awards, told Insider that the category “The Electrician” won “welcomes various experimental approaches.”

“As such, following our correspondence with Boris and the warranties he provided, we felt that his entry fulfilled the criteria for this category, and we were supportive of his participation,” the spokesperson continued, adding that the image was removed after Eldagsen declined the award.

“The Electrician” is part of a series by Eldagsen called “pseudomnesia,” the Latin term for “fake memory.” The images are “fake memories of a past, that never existed, that no-one photographed,” created by putting them through AI image generators between 20 and 40 times, Eldagsen says on his website.

Two images of a woman generated using DALL-E 2
Images from Boris Eldagsen’s “pseudomnesia” series. 

“The photographic language of photography has now separated itself from the medium,” Eldagsen told Insider.

Google To Give Its Search Engine an AI

Google To Give Its Search Engine an AI

Google is synonymous with the internet. Millions throng to the search engine every day. From catching up on what’s happening in the world to discovering how to dye your cat green, Google has the answer to everything.

So, it was only a matter of time before the tech giant integrated its widely used search engine with artificial intelligence. This was inevitable, with almost all major tech companies dashing to cash in on the expanding AI space. It has already launched an AI-powered chatbot called Bard, similar to ChatGPT.

Not only is Google tweaking and testing new features on the existing search engine, but it is also developing a brand new AI-powered search engine under the project name ‘Magi’, as reported by The New York Times.

160 researchers, designers, and the executive task force is working on giving users a more personalized experience by anticipating their needs. According to The Times by anonymous Google employees, the company has been in panic mode since OpenAI launched ChatGPT in November last year. In response, two weeks later, Google created a task force to start building AI products.

So what exactly is Project Magi?

Under Project ‘Magi’, what we’re looking at is an exodus from run-of-the-mill search engines. A suite of new AI features will include a more conversational and chatbot-like engagement in answering questions related to software coding and writing code, offering a list of options for objects to purchase, information for research, etc.

There are other new tools in development as well. GIFI – an AI tool to generate image results in Google Image and another tool called Tivoli Tutor, allowing users to engage with a chatbot to learn a new language. Searchalong is another product in the works, which lets users ask questions to a chatbot while simultaneously surfing the internet on Google Chrome.

The new search engine is still in the primitive stages of development, and there has been no confirmatory announcement of when it will be launched. However, The Times reports that Google will release the new features to a limited audience of one million users in the United States alone. It plans to increase this number to 30 million by 2023.

In a statement, Google spokeswoman Lara Levin said, “Not every brainstorm deck or product idea leads to a launch, but as we’ve said before, we’re excited about bringing new A.I.-powered features to search and will share more details soon.”

A bid to stay relevant

The new developments are also in response to the recent speculative news of Samsung possibly replacing Google with Microsoft’s Bing as its key search engine. The new Bing, running on GPT-4, is an attractive option with AI-powered features. Remember that Microsoft is also working with OpenAI, the parent company of ChatGPT. 

Google is jittery as its agreement with Samsung is worth around $3 billion annually. Also, its deal with Apple, which stands at $20 billion, is up for renewal this year.

Top 10 Al-powered Applications For Daily Use

Top 10 Al-powered Applications For Daily Use

Artificial intelligence (AI) has swiftly transitioned from a futuristic concept to an integral part of our daily lives. 

From voice assistants that simplify our routines to advanced algorithms that streamline complex tasks, AI-powered apps are shaping how we live, work, and communicate. These intelligent tools enhance our productivity and cater to our interests, making our day-to-day experiences more efficient. 

In this article, we delve into the world of AI and present the top 10 AI-powered apps that you can seamlessly integrate into your daily routine. So, whether you’re looking to optimize your time, learn a new skill, or elevate your entertainment, we’ve got you covered with the best AI-driven solutions available today.

Siri

Siri doesn’t need much introduction as it is one of the most popular AI-powered apps. It is Apple’s intelligent voice assistant integrated into all iOS devices. 

Siri is that helpful friend in your pocket, always ready to assist you with tasks, answer your questions, or perhaps even crack a joke when you are feeling down. Need directions, restaurant recommendations, or simply want to send a text message? Just say, “Hey Siri,” and your wish is her command. 

Siri uses advanced natural language processing and machine learning algorithms to understand and respond to user queries. With continuous improvements, Siri has become more accurate and context-aware, offering personalized suggestions and experiences for users.

Siri can be used to streamline daily tasks and save time, providing hands-free assistance across various Apple devices. It also supports multiple languages – over 20 languages, allowing users to interact with the voice assistant in their preferred language.

Siri comes pre-installed on Apple devices, including iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches, and Macs, at no additional cost.

Amazon Alexa

Amazon Alexa is a versatile voice-controlled virtual assistant developed by Amazon. Primarily integrated with Amazon Echo smart speakers, it can also be used on smartphones, tablets, and other smart home devices. 

Alexa turns your home into an automated space, enabling you to control smart devices, play music, and get information with just your voice. Want to turn off the lights, set a timer, or get a news update? Alexa is here to help. 

Alexa uses natural language processing, machine learning, and voice queries to interpret and respond to user commands. Its AI capabilities are regularly updated, providing an ever-improving user experience.

Amazon Alexa is available on Amazon Echo devices, Fire TV, and Fire tablets, as well as through the Alexa app on iOS and Android devices. The Alexa app is free, but some features or third-party skills may require a subscription or one-time purchase.

Google Assistant

Google Assistant is another popular AI-driven application developed by Google, Google’s version of Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa. It is a voice-activated virtual assistant activated with the phrase, “Ok, Google.” 

Available on Android and iOS devices, as well as Google Home smart speakers, it can perform tasks such as answering questions, setting reminders, making restaurant reservations, sending messages, controlling smart home devices, and providing real-time information using voice commands.

Google Assistant harnesses the power of Google’s vast knowledge base and machine learning algorithms to deliver accurate and relevant responses.

It is convenient and easy to use. With support for multiple languages and seamless integration with Google services, it provides users with a comprehensive and personalized experience.

Google Assistant comes pre-installed on most Android devices and is available as a standalone app for iOS devices. It is also integrated into Google Home and Nest smart speakers.

Google Assistant is free to use.

ELSA (English Language Speech Assistant)

Imagine having a personal language coach on your phone, available 24/7 to guide you through mastering a new language. 

Meet ELSA Speak, an AI-powered app designed to help users improve their English pronunciation and fluency.

ELSA provides personalized lessons, real-time feedback, and a vast library of practice exercises to ensure you gain confidence in your speaking skills. 

The app’s friendly interface and intuitive design also make learning enjoyable. ELSA is integrated with a microphone to listen to the user’s speech and provide them with the correct English pronunciation.

There is a free trial for seven days. Afterward, you have to subscribe to ELSA Pro.

Cortana

Have you ever wished for a personal assistant to help you manage your busy schedule, set reminders, or answer your questions? Cortana, an AI-powered digital assistant by Microsoft, is here to make your life easier. 

Cortana is a versatile, AI-powered virtual assistant that can be accessed on numerous platforms and devices, including Android, iOS, Invoke smart speaker, Alexa, Microsoft Band, Windows 10, Windows Mobile, Windows Mixed Reality, and Xbox One. 

Additionally, it is compatible with popular headsets such as HyperX CloudX, Logitech G933, Sennheiser GSP350, etc.

Cortana’s intelligent features include voice recognition, allowing you to interact with the app using natural language.

Need a weather update or quick information on a topic? Just ask Cortana, and the app will provide your needed information. 

You can also use it to sync your calendar, emails, and contacts, enabling Cortana to help you stay organized and on top of your tasks. With Cortana’s seamless integration across various devices, you’ll never miss a beat in your personal or professional life. 

Although Cortana is not free, it offers various pricing options for different user needs.

Socratic

Homework and studying can be challenging, but what if you had an AI-powered tutor to help you tackle those tough questions? 

Socratic, developed by Google, is an innovative app designed to assist students in understanding complex concepts across various subjects. 

Simply snap a photo of your question or problem, and Socratic’s AI algorithms will analyze it and provide you with step-by-step explanations, relevant videos, and curated resources to aid your learning. 

The app covers various subjects, from mathematics and science to literature and history. The app is available on Android and iOS for free.

Replika

Replika is an AI-powered chatbot designed to be your companion and conversation partner. It is designed to learn about you and provide an empathetic and engaging communication experience. 

As you interact with your Replika, it learns more about your thoughts, feelings, and experiences, using advanced natural language processing and machine learning algorithms to create a personalized and human-like connection.

Replika offers a judgment-free space for users to express their emotions, practice social skills, or enjoy a friendly chat. The app can help alleviate loneliness, boost self-awareness, and promote mental well-being.

Replika is available on both iOS and Android devices. While there is a free version with basic features, a subscription plan called Replika Pro is offered, currently for $7.99 a month, unlocking advanced features and customization options.

Youper

Youper is an AI-powered emotional health assistant that provides personalized mental health support through guided conversations, mindfulness exercises, and mood tracking.

Youper combines natural language processing, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and mood analysis to understand your emotional patterns and offer customized support tailored to your needs.

Youper users can benefit from improved emotional well-being, reduced stress, and enhanced self-awareness. The app offers a convenient and private platform for users to explore and address their mental health concerns.

Youper is available for download on iOS and Android devices. The basic version is free, while the Youper Premium subscription, which unlocks additional features, is priced at $36 per month.

Fyle

Have you ever found yourself drowning in a sea of paper receipts, trying to make sense of your monthly expenses? Or you need help staying organized when submitting your work-related expenses for reimbursement. Say hello to Fyle, an AI-powered app that makes expense management feel like a breeze.

Fyle is an AI-powered expense management app designed to simplify and streamline the process of tracking, reporting, and reimbursing business expenses. Fyle allows you to automatically capture and categorize your expenses simply by snapping a photo of your receipt. The app uses machine learning and optical character recognition to extract expense details from receipts, invoices, and emails, eliminating manual data entry and minimizing human error.

Fyle saves users time and effort while ensuring accurate and organized expense tracking. The app also helps businesses comply with company policies and tax regulations, ultimately improving financial management.

Fyle is available on iOS and Android devices. Pricing plans currently start at $6.99 per user/month, with custom plans available for larger organizations.

DataBot

DataBot is another AI-powered virtual assistant that offers a wide range of services, including voice command recognition, news updates, weather forecasts, translations, and more.

Databot can answer your questions, provide fun facts, and even converse with you. It employs natural language processing and machine learning to understand user queries and deliver accurate, contextually relevant information and responses.

DataBot users can enjoy a hands-free, personalized assistant that caters to their daily informational and organizational needs. The app helps save time, improves productivity, and provides quick access to essential information.

DataBot is free for download on iOS, Android, and Windows devices.

Conclusion

The rapid advancements in artificial intelligence have led to the development of an impressive array of AI-powered apps that can enhance our daily lives in numerous ways. These apps are revolutionizing how we interact with technology, making our routines more innovative, more efficient, and less repetitive.

AI-Proofing Your Career Starts in College

AI-Proofing Your Career Starts in College

Students must take it on themselves to make their education more flexible, integrating practical skills with the critical-thinking abilities that will be more highly valued in the age of robots.

The job market has never offered any guarantees. Mechanization wiped out once-secure careers in manufacturing. Now artificial intelligence (AI) is coming for a future generation of jobs that had seemed safe, starting with software coding and back-office work. So what can we do about it?

Despite some hyperbolic fears, there are reasons to be optimistic about the future of technology. It has the potential to bring a better quality of life and more widespread prosperity — eventually. To prosper in this future, workers will need new skills and a different education. And that means rethinking how we approach college and what we want it to provide us.

The ChatGPT Skill That Can Earn You Up to $335,000 A Year

The ChatGPT Skill That Can Earn You Up to $335,000 A Year

Prompt engineering is a field that never existed before. Thanks to AI. To become a prompt engineer, you must learn to create prompts that generate desirable responses from AI models.

Moreover, Anthropic, an artificial intelligence company, introduces a role for a “prompt engineer and librarian” with handsome packages between $175,000 to $335,000.

However, being a Prompt engineer is something new for everyone. We need to look at what prompt engineering is, what prompt engineers do, and the requirements for this role.

Who Is A Prompt Engineer?

A prompt engineer creates and improves AI models using prompt techniques and procedures. Likewise, this is similar to presenting a model of how to do something by giving them “prompts” or step-by-step instructions.

Moreover, Prompt engineer responsibilities are immense as they work with large language models like ChatGPT-3 or chatGPT-4.

Besides, their job is to focus on designing prompts that generate the exact responses a user needs. Undeniably, this enhances the models to provide more accurate and relevant text outputs.

A prompt engineer performs the following duties:

  • Develop language models using established tools and techniques
  • Write prose to examine AI systems for quirks (find the flaws and hidden capabilities)
  • Analyze datasets to identify language patterns and trends and create new prompts
  • Create and maintain language model documentation, including examples, guidelines and best practices
  • Have a close look at model performance to identify areas for improvement
  • Collaborate with software engineers and scientists to integrate language models into software applications and systems

Furthermore, a prompt engineer must know the programming language to work with datasets and develop exemplary tune language models. Moreover, to collaborate with software engineers and data scientists.

Ways To Learn Prompt Engineering

You don’t need to learn coding or any programming language to start learning prompt engineering. You need to know a few things and techniques to understand prompt engineering.

  • Learn programming fundamentals: As a prompt engineer, you must understand some programming basics and concepts to collaborate with data scientists and engineers. Python is considered the best language for this
  • Learn Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Machine Learning (ML) concepts: prompt engineers must possess a good knowledge of NLP and ML, such as feature engineering, text processing, model training and optimization.
  • Learn developing prompts and fine-tuning language models: Learn to use prompt engineering techniques to produce text outputs from language models. Practice different prompt types and fine-tune language models to improve performance.
  • Create a portfolio of prompt engineering projects to highlight your expertise.

The Prompt Engineers Can Get Up To $335K

Anthropic gives value to prompt engineers and pays up to $335K. The company is famous for developing general AI systems and language models. However, Google has invested nearly $400 million in this company.

Here we are listing the basic requirements for this job:

  • Excellent communication skills and love teaching technical concepts and generating high-quality documentation that helps out others
  • A good understanding of architecture and the operation of large language models
  • Basic programming skills and writing small Python programs
  • Stay updated and proactive in taking an active interest in emerging research and industry trends.

However, the field is new, so that the prompt engineer role may differ from one company to another. Whereas the salaries also vary as the area is new.

In addition, the pay scale for the same jobs in other companies might not be as generous as Anthropic offers.

Bing Finally Brings ChatGPT to iPhone

Bing Finally Brings ChatGPT to iPhone

Out of all the burgeoning tech companies diving into the AI pool, no one has pushed for widespread integrations harder and faster than Microsoft. The latest integrations include access to the AI-powered chatbot via the company’s SwiftKey keyboard app, now available on iOS.

Within the Swiftkey app, the bot has three functions: Search, Chat and Tone. The first two are pretty easy to understand, you can search the web from the Swiftkey app and chat with Bing if you have questions (or a slow day in the office), but the third function is pretty cool. It makes Bing your editor and lets the bot reword your copy to fit a desired tone.

In the official blog post from Microsoft, the team details the numerous ways Tone can be used on a day-to-day basis: “whether you struggle to be formal in your work emails or you’re learning a new language and want help with nuances of word choice”, Tone will have your back. You can make your words sounds more professional, casual, or polite.

The capabilities are pretty creative from Microsoft’s examples, as they say, you can use the search functionality to help you suggest new restaurants to friends in real-time, look stuff up mid-conversation – just to double-check you’re right, of course – or check the weather when you’re making plans.

The features are available wherever the new Bing is available, and while everyone can use the Search function now, Tone and Chat functions require you sign into a Microsoft Account that has access to the new Bing.

Microsoft is bringing ChatGPT-powered Bing to Windows 11 in latest update

Microsoft is bringing ChatGPT-powered Bing to Windows 11 in latest update

Microsoft’s ChatGPT-powered Bing has been grabbing headlines ever since the company debuted the generative A.I. chatbot earlier this month. And now the software is being built directly into Windows 11.

Available today as part of Microsoft’s latest Windows 11 update, the Bing app will sit in your PC’s taskbar where it will be accessible via a search box, so you can ask the bot questions at any time without having to open the Edge web browser.

“You can simply type in the taskbar, and ask for information and get helpful information,” corporate vice president and consumer CMO Yusuf Mehdi told Yahoo Finance. “I think that’s the first step to making this tool even more relevant to whatever it is you’re doing on the PC.”

Bing has been praised for offering users who sign up to access the preview a new way to search the web by chatting with the A.I.-powered bot. But it’s also been criticized for providing inaccurate answers in some instances, including during my own testing when it gave me the wrong revenue data for Apple’s (AAPL) Q3 earnings report. In other cases, users have accused the bot of presenting strange responses to long strings of queries.

Elon Musk's Twitter now working on a generative Al project

Elon Musk’s Twitter now working on a generative Al project

The mystery of what Elon Musk plans to do with Twitter may have just begun to unravel. Even as Musk tries to hide it all behind the veil of X, an Insider report has revealed that Twitter may be working on a generative artificial intelligence (AI) project, much like a ChatGPT, using its own treasure trove of data.

The news also comes at a time when Musk has been very vocal about generative AI products and recently called for a moratorium to be placed on the release of new products in the next six months. Interestingly, Musk’s tirade is directed at OpenAI, an organization that he co-founded and donated money for AI research. Since 2018, Musk and OpenAI have split ways, with the latter funding financial support from Microsoft

How Twitter could deploy AI

According to Insider’s report, Twitter has purchased 10,000 graphics processing units (GPUs), which indicates plans to work on large language models (LLMs).

Interesting Engineering has previously reported how Microsoft stitched together tens of thousands of GPUs for OpenAI’s developmental work, and it now appears that the leftover engineers at Twitter will be tasked with doing the same.

To lead the task, Musk hired AI researchers from DeepMind, the AI research wing of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, and has personally approached people in the AI field, reports suggest.

Although speculation, it appears that Musk could task AI with improving the search functionality at Twitter, something Musk has publicly complained about earlier.

The other area where AI could help is in serving personalized advertisements, as the platform looks to make money in ways other than subscription fees. Generative AI could dish out targeted images and text to users on the platform.

While the project is an attempt to breathe fresh life into Twitter, Musk could also be using it to settle scores with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. According to a Semafor report, back in 2018, Musk wanted to lead OpenAI’s research efforts and take up the CEO’s job, a move that was opposed by Altman and other co-founders.

Musk soon left OpenAI while also taking away funding for development works at OpenAI. A move that saw the latter strike up a partnership with Microsoft. The recent success of OpenAI’s ChatGPT has allegedly infuriated Musk, who also shut down the organization’s access to Twitter’s database

With an in-house AI project, Musk could be looking to strike back at OpenAI, which has been a runaway success story so far.

ChatGPT could return to Italy if OpenAI complies with rules

ChatGPT could return to Italy if OpenAI complies with rules

ROME (AP) — ChatGPT could return to Italy soon if its maker, OpenAI, complies with measures to satisfy regulators who had imposed a temporary ban on the artificial intelligence software over privacy worries.

The Italian data protection authority on Wednesday outlined a raft of requirements that OpenAI will have to satisfy by April 30 for the the ban on AI chatbot to be lifted.

The watchdog known as Garante last month ordered the company to temporarily stop processing Italian users’ personal information while it investigated a possible data breach. The authority said it didn’t want to hamper AI’s development but emphasized the importance of following the European Union’s strict data privacy rules.

OpenAI, which had responded by proposing remedies to ease the concerns, on Wednesday welcomed the Italian regulators’ move.

“We are happy that the Italian Garante is reconsidering their decision and we look forward to working with them to make ChatGPT available to our customers in Italy again soon,” OpenAI said.

Concerns are growing about the artificial intelligence boom, with other countries, from France to Canada, investigating or looking closer at so-called generative AI technology like ChatGPT. The chatbot is “trained” on huge pools of data, including digital books and online writings, and able to generate text that mimics human writing styles.

Under Italy’s measures, OpenAI must post information on its website about how and why it processes the personal information of both users and non-users, as well as provide the option to correct or delete that data.

The company will have to rely on consent or “legitimate interest” to use personal data to train ChatGPT’s algorithms, the watchdog said.

The Italian regulators had questioned whether there’s a legal basis for OpenAI to collect massive amounts of data used to teach ChatGPT’s algorithms and raised concerns the system could sometimes generate false information about individuals.

San Francisco-based OpenAI also will have to carry out a publicity campaign by May 15 through radio and TV, newspapers and the internet to inform people about how it uses their personal data for training algorithms, Italy’s watchdog said.

There’s also a requirement to verify users’ ages and set up a system to filter out those who are under 13 and teens between 13 and 18 who don’t have parental consent.

“Only in that case will the Italian SA (supervisory authority) lift its order that placed a temporary limitation on the processing of Italian users’ data …. so that ChatGPT will be available once again from Italy,” the watchdog said on its website.