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FTC members said Tuesday that artificial intelligence tools, such as Chatgpt, could lead to a “turbocharge” of consumer hazards, including fraud and scams, while the U.S. government constitutes significant powers under existing laws for AI-powered consumer hazards.
Speaking to House members, FTC Chairman Lina Khan said: “These tools can achieve fraud and scam turbochargers are a serious problem.”
New AI tools have attracted attention in recent months for their ability to generate compelling emails, stories and papers, and images. Voice and video. While these tools have the potential to change the way people work and create, some have also raised concerns about how to deceive individuals by imitating them.
Khan and her commissioner said that even if federal policymakers debate how to promote specific AI rules cited concerns over possible algorithmic discrimination and privacy issues, companies could still face an FTC investigation under a range of regulations on the books over the years.
“Over the entire history of the FTC, we have had to adapt law enforcement to changing technologies,” said FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter. “Our obligation is to do what we have always done, and that is to apply the tools we have to use to these changing technologies… [and] This is a new revolutionary technology, don’t be afraid of this idea. ”
FTC Commissioner Alvaro Bedoya said companies cannot simply claim that their algorithms are black boxes and cannot escape responsibility.
“Our employees have been saying that our unfair and deceptive practices are applicable to our civil rights laws, reasonable credit, equal credit opportunities laws, and these bills apply,” Bedoya said. “There are laws that companies will need to comply with it.”
The FTC has previously issued extensive public guidance to AI companies and the agency Received a request To investigate Openai’s claim that the company behind Chatgpt misled consumers about the features and limitations of the tool.
