“After the wave of enthusiasm of the first days, a wave of concern and very strong criticism followed,” admits Jean-Noël Barrot, Delegate Minister for the Digital Transition at BFM Business. Because artificial intelligence, in particular with ChatGPT, has undoubtedly revolutionized the entire world, but it is also a problem related to data protection.
The minister thus indicates that the European deputies are currently working on the creation of a framework that allows “combining the supervision of privacy and innovation.”
Not before 2025
This regulation should be adopted in the coming months and will begin to be applied in 2025. A date that may seem distant, but the minister affirms that “Europe remains ahead of the rest of the world.”
The objective will also be to guarantee fair compensation to creators, who are often critical of artificial intelligences that retrieve creations to train their model.
Eric Bothorel’s “legitimate” approach
Jean-Noël Barrot also reaffirmed his desire to let innovation take place in Europe and not follow the example of Italy, which a few days ago decided to ban the ChatGPT conversational chatbot. “It seems to me that the decision of the Italian Cnil is not good,” says the minister.
Regarding the decision of the deputy Eric Bothorel, who announced to file a complaint against ChatGPT with the Cnil for false information, Jean-Noël Barrot points out a “legitimate” approach. The MP says in particular that he faced many errors in the biography of him delivered by ChatGPT.
It should be noted that the Delegate Minister for Digital Affairs also faces this type of problem. The chatbot, for example, indicates an incorrect date and place of birth, as well as incorrect education when requesting a short biography of the minister. Jean-Noël Barrot, however, did not indicate that he would follow the example of his colleague from the Renaissance group by filing a complaint.
Source: BFM TV
