Calls to pause the development of artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots and moves to ban their use due to data privacy concerns will likely slow down (but not stop) AI's growth, and they illustrate the regulatory challenges that governments will face as the industry progresses. AI research and deployment company OpenAI, which developed the AI chatbot ChatGPT that has remained viral since its release in November 2022, has come under intense scrutiny in recent days over how quickly it has rolled out new features without seriously considering security, regulatory or ethical concerns. On March 31, the Italian Data Protection Authority (DPA) ordered a temporary ban on ChatGPT and said it would open an investigation into OpenAI and block the company from processing data from Italian users. On March 30, the U.S.-based Center for AI and Digital Policy filed a complaint with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against GPT-4, the latest...
