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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