Republican Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri and Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut on June 14 will end special protections for artificial intelligence (AI) companies currently granted to online computer service providers. submitted the bill to the Senate. Communications Decency Act (CDA) of 1996.
Section 230 refers to the text at Title 47, Section 230 of the CDA. In particular, it protects online service providers from liability for content posted by users. Providers are also immune from prosecution for illegal content as long as they make good faith efforts to remove illegal content when discovered.
Opponents of Section 230 argue that the provision exempts them from liability for content hosted by social media platforms and other online service providers. The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled against changing Section 230 in light of a lawsuit filed by plaintiffs seeking damages for allegedly hosting and promoting terrorism-related content by social media companies.
According to the High Court’s opinion, social media sites are driven by the algorithms they use to display content, just as email and cell phone service providers are responsible for content sent through their services. We cannot be held responsible for any suggestions made.
However, at this time it is unclear whether Section 230 actually applies to generative AI companies such as OpenAI, makers of ChatGPT and Bard, and Google.
During a recent Senate hearing, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told Senator Lindsay Graham that it was his impression that Section 230 did not apply to his company. When Hawley asked Altman what he thought of the hypothetical situation in which Congress had “opened the courtroom doors” and allowed those victimized by AI to testify in court, the CEO replied: . sue us? ”
Although there is no specific language covering generative AI in Section 230, further discussion of its relevance to generative AI technologies may lead to the definition of “online services.”
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For example, the GPT API underpins countless AI services across the cryptocurrency and blockchain industries. If Article 230 applies to generative AI technology, it may be difficult to hold companies and individuals liable for damages arising from false information and inadequate advice generated via AI. there is.
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