FTC questions OpenAI over ChatGPT data security practices
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Kyle Brasseur2023-07-13T20:20:00
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sent to ChatGPT developer OpenAI a list of questions seeking clarity on how the company monitors, collects, and retains user personal information and ensures control over its popular artificial intelligence chatbot.
The agency, in a 20-page document linked to in a report Thursday by the Washington Post, said it sent its inquiries to the company seeking to determine whether it engaged in unfair or deceptive practices regarding privacy or data security and/or reputational harm to consumers.
Specific questions posed by the FTC require OpenAI to describe:
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