ChatGPT: Italy says OpenAI’s chatbot breaches data protection rules
- The Italian Data Protection Authority (DPA) has ruled that ChatGPT, a large language model chatbot created by OpenAI, violates data privacy.
- The DPA is concerned about two main issues: the collection of users’ data and the potential exposure of younger users to inappropriate content generated by the chatbot.
- An OpenAI spokesperson said it would continue talks with the regulator.
- For more, please visit the BBC News website.
Apple says UK could ‘secretly veto’ global privacy tools
- Apple is against a new UK law that would give the government more control over tech companies.
- Apple fears the law could be used to undermine users’ privacy and security.
- Civil liberties groups also share Apple’s concerns, fearing this would be “effectively transforming private companies into arms of the surveillance state and eroding the security of devices and the internet.”
- For more, please visit the BBC News website.
New tests show schools will always find a way to make academic selection work
- The transfer test remains popular in Northern Ireland, with Lagan College being the most oversubscribed post-primary school.
- The number of tests has been reduced, which is a move welcomed by all, including those opposed to academic selection.
- The Independent Review of Education called for smoother school transitions, less academic divide, and a greater parity of esteem for all types of schools.
- For more, please visit the Belfast Telegraph website.
