Japanese body warns OpenAI about data collection by ChatGPT

• The Personal Information Protection Commission requests that the OpenAI minimize data collection for machine learning.
• The Japanese government's appeal comes at a time when global regulators are seeking to establish rules for the use of generative artificial intelligence.
• The watchdog highlights the need to balance privacy and benefits of generative AI.
• Japan is the third largest generator of website traffic for OpenAI, according to data from the analysis company Similarweb released by Reuters.
• Weeks ago, the CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida ahead of the G7 summit to discuss AI regulation.
• Furthermore, some time ago, Altman claimed interest in developing artificial intelligence in Japanese territory.

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Sam AltmanCEO of OpenAI, announced plans to expand the company's business in Japan and open an office to collaborate with local artificial intelligence (AI) talent and improve its AI models to benefit the Japanese population. Altman made the statement after meeting with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo.