Australia Flags Near-$50 Million Fines for Unsafe AI Chatbots

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OpenAI’s ChatGPT app (Center 2nd R) and icons of other AI apps on a smartphone screen in Oslo, Norway, on July 12, 2023. A common misconception is that AI is a high-level search engine providing information requested by users, like a digital encyclopedia, a lawyer said. Olivier Morin/AFP via Getty ImagesNew fines of up to $49.5 million are being considered for tech firms behind AI chatbots that fail to meet age-appropriate standards.The Labor government is weighing up the option after the eSafety Commissioner said chatbots or companion bots were manipulating and exploiting children, even exposing them to inappropriate content.

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