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Summary The USA's Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have started a probe on OpenAI in terms of data use, data security, and liability of ChatGPT's outputs. Questions like copyright of the data input, and how potentially harmful the outputs are to the users, are some of the topics that the probe is investigating [0, 1, 2]. OpenAI have said they will work with the FTC on this, and that GPT-4 was built using "years of safety research" [1]. Quotes My thoughts Slowly but surely, the legislative machinery is beginning to approach LLMs. This could be highly impactful for both OpenAI but also other LLM companies, as it will likely set a precedent on these things. In terms of harm, we've seen numerous examples of everything from defamation [3] and making up court cases [4], to death [5]. Although OpenAI seemingly tries their best to keep ChatGPT "safe" (for a suitable definition of that word), communities have sprung up to "jailbreak" it and get around these restrictions [6-8]. It's an arms race, but one which also requires a lot of philosophical thought in terms of what is safe and in what context. (And the question of "truth" can depend on what language you are currently chatting to it in, see e.g. [12]). Another interesting thought is whether this is even a valid question to ask in terms of LLMs like ChatGPT. Another user on the forum, Sauron, pointed out [13] that the systems weren't necessarily designed with safety/alignment in mind: they were made to believably predict and generate the next word given the existing text, and at that they are excellent! [14]. But this design-goal doesn't specify anything about safety. Obviously LLM companies have started caring about this, there was a whole section (Section 6) in the GPT-4 technical report dedicated to how they filtered harmful prompts [11], but it slightly seems to be something which has now been added to the spec, rather than intended from the get-go (at least to the extent we're now seeing). LLMs and copyright is also an interesting question. Copyright and the internet/digital age has always been awkward, and now that companies are building (highly profitable) systems using potentially copyrighted data, the situation is unlikely to get better; there is a lot of money at stake. (A completely naive question, but could ChatGPT output (and maybe even input) be considered "fair use", given that it is extremely transformative?) Finally there's the question of data privacy. ChatGPT ran afoul of Italy some months ago, due to GDPR concerns [9], and various companies have tried their best to keep employees from leaking company secrets by using ChatGPT [10]. However, LLMs need this extra interactive data; it is what improves them and makes them more "natural" to interact with. I don't think what OpenAI (and other LLM developers) are doing is any worse than social media and targeted ads, people post secret information on Discord these days [15], not to mention the myriad of War Thunder leaks, and all of this data is being used to train/improve some sort of algorithm. If more privacy regulations come of this however, I will be very glad to see that. Sources [0]: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/07/13/ftc-openai-chatgpt-sam-altman-lina-khan/ [1]: https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-ftc-opens-investigation-into-openai-washington-post-2023-07-13/ [2]: https://www.theverge.com/2023/7/13/23793911/ftc-openai-investigation-consumer-ai-false-information [3]: https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/9/23755057/openai-chatgpt-false-information-defamation-lawsuit [4]: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/jun/23/two-us-lawyers-fined-submitting-fake-court-citations-chatgpt [5]: https://www.brusselstimes.com/430098/belgian-man-commits-suicide-following-exchanges-with-chatgpt [6]: https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/how-to-jailbreak-chatgpt/ [7]: https://github.com/0xk1h0/ChatGPT_DAN [8]: https://www.jailbreakchat.com/ [9]: https://techcrunch.com/2023/03/31/chatgpt-blocked-italy/ [10]: https://www.axios.com/2023/03/10/chatgpt-ai-cybersecurity-secrets [11]: https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.08774 [12]: https://thediplomat.com/2023/03/will-asian-diplomacy-stump-chatgpt/ [13]: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1517888-33-46-of-amazons-mechanical-turk-workers-estimated-to-use-llms-to-automate-their-work/?do=findComment&comment=16026532 [14]: https://fortune.com/longform/chatgpt-openai-sam-altman-microsoft/ [15]: https://www.polygon.com/23683683/discord-classified-documents-leak-thug-shaker-central-jack-teixeira
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Valve pretty much says you will void your warranty if you open the device up, but FTC law says it's okay to open devices you have purchased. Is this illegal or you think they would honor a warrenty repair if you add an SSD then later your screen backlight dies.
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Summary US antitrust regulator the FTC is has voted to sue to block Microsoft's $75bn acquisition of video game maker Activision Blizzard. Quotes My thoughts Another hurdle for Microsoft in what was already a case marred with controversy. Sony will no doubt be pleased to see that the FTC shares its sentiment that the deal would harm competition; it's now down to Microsoft to either demonstrate or commit to ensuring (under oath!) that the opposite is true. Either way this is a win for Sony, and for gamers who were concerned about future Xbox exclusivity (notwithstanding the nintendo deal). Sources https://www.ft.com/content/c5a15ebc-4e4f-41b2-bcbe-9b8705cf8c37 https://www.theverge.com/2022/12/8/23498224/ftc-microsoft-activision-blizzard-legal-challenge-sues-block https://www.engadget.com/ftc-microsoft-activision-blizzard-antitrust-competition-lawsuit-191341476.html
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ssssssssssssooooooooooo android studio doesn't have a java class under its new tab can't figure it out. have considered nuking.
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Don't be evil Google has agreed to pay 170 million dollars to settle a lawsuit regarding their illegal collection and sale of children's data. They knowingly collected the data and allowed advertisers to specifically target those young children even though the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act doesn't allow them to collect data on anyone under 13 years of age. Source : https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/04/youtube-to-pay-170-million-in-ftc-child-privacy-settlement.html Attorney General James really shouldn't be touting this like a major victory just because it's "one of the largest settlements for a privacy matter in U.S. history". $170M is chump change for such companies, they only start to pay attention once you start fining them billions. They're probably laughing about how cheaply they got away with the whole thing. Alphabet's shares went up 0.4% after the announcement, so that fine probably paid for itself.
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The Federal Trade Commission will be hosting a July 16th workshop called “Nixing the Fix: A Workshop on Repair Restrictions” with a goal to “focus on how manufacturers may limit repairs by consumers and repair shops and whether those limitations affect consumer protection, including consumers’ rights under the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act.” The Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, which goes way back to 1975, forbids companies from voiding warranties on their products just because the owner modified or repaired said product themselves. Many companies attempt to scare their customers by plastering “warranty void if removed” stickers all over their devices. But these stickers are unenforceable. More importantly, they’re illegal. https://ifixit.org/blog/14378/passionate-about-right-to-repair-the-ftc-wants-to-hear-from-you/
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The Federal Trade Commission will hold a public workshop later this year to discuss the ethics of loots boxes. This is largely due to Senator Maggie Hassan request to Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) asking the self-regulating entity to "review the completeness of the board's ratings process and policies as they relate to loot boxes and to take into account the potential harm these types of micro-transactions may have on children." Opponents to loot box regulations say loot boxes are not gambling because they have no real-world value, players always receive something that enhances their experience, and they are entirely optional to purchase. I'm interested to see what you guys think about this? I think we should go back to the days where you could choose to buy that sweet new weapon/character skin instead of relying on luck-of-the-draw. Source 1: ArsTechnica - FTC plans to examine loot boxes with public workshop later this year Source 2: ArsTechnica - US Senator demands review of loot box policies, citing potential harm
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I bought a Team T Force Vulcan DDR4 3000 mhz 2 x 8 gb Ram Kit from outlet PC and it came Defective I contacted both Team Group USA and Outlet PC to get my ram replaced and they both stated they cant because I removed the warranty stickers. I searched online and saw that warranty stickers don't matter if the unit is defective, that its the manufacturers responsibility to replace defective units. And Outlet PC representative also agreed with me in this aspect.Am i in the right? Should i take this all the way with the FTC if Team Group doesn't replace my defective unit? The problem with my RAM is that it has caused the blue screen of death for the past month multiple times. the error being Memory Management and NFTS.sys file. Both micro center and Team Group RMA said there seemed to be a problem with my ram. Meaning hardware not software.
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Summary On Monday, Twitter said that they might be fined up to $250 million by the Federal Trade Commission. Twitter has already set aside $150 million but expects the fines to reach up to $250 million. The FTC is fining Twitter for misuse of personal information. The investigation began October 2019 after the FTC discovered that emails and phone numbers kept by Twitter for 2 factor authentication were also being used for targeted advertising. This is a violation of the 2011 agreement that Twitter had with the FTC that restricted Twitter from "misleading people about the measures it took to protect their security and privacy" (New York Times) for the next 20 years (11 remaining). Twitter is saying that advertisers were allowed to target ads to specific audiences and "may have matched people on Twitter to their list based on the email or phone number the Twitter account holder provided for safety and security purposes" (Twitter Statement). They are claiming that this was all an accident and they do not know how many users were affected. While the 2011 agreement was caused by a number of hacks similar to the recent bitcoin one, the most recent hack is in no way related to this fine. Quotes My thoughts This will be interesting to watch and see how much they get fined. Even if it is the whole 250,000,000 that is tiny compared to the 5 billion that Facebook paid last year. I highly doubt this was an accident and it makes me glad I dont have a twitter account. Sources FTC Document Explaining Fine Twitter Statement The New York Times CNBC The Verge
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If you opposed the Nvidia GPP (geforce partner program), click this link is to file complaints with the FTC. follow it and make yourself heard. Given the recent polling results i saw (84% against GPP) i feel this is appropriate. https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/#crnt
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source: http://www.androidauthority.com/eff-vs-google-student-privacy-pledge-659298/ so, get this Google for Education provided students with Chromebooks but also signed Student Privacy Pledge to not sell or use data gathered on other purposes than education Google has already stated to the EFF that it will soon disable a setting for Chrome Sync on Chromebooks that are sold to schools --- oh boy ... if FTC finds google "guilty" no matter the fine they'll pay, it will be too small to atone for it when this data tracking / sharing / and selling will end? will it ever :mellow: can't hope but someone makes a huge blunder out of this, someday, and stir up the pot so hot that the right people will do something to stop it
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http://consumerist.com/2015/10/15/federal-trade-commission-opens-probe-into-volkswagens-clean-diesel-advertising/ Federal Trade Commission Opens Probe Into Volkswagen’s “Clean Diesel” Advertising VW regularly advertised its “clean diesel” branded vehicles with slogans like “this ain’t your daddy’s diesel,” likely in an attempt to target consumers in the market for a vehicle with cleaner emissions. VW is facing stiff penalties and fines from so many agencies it'll make your head spin. 400,000 cars that might need major repairs to fix the emissions cheating engines and now the FTC might leverage fines against the company for false marketing. The next few months will be interesting for VW.
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http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/23/8278127/ftc-office-technology-research-investigation-otri-announced I mean sure Net Neutrality is good and all but the number of sues and countersues clog up the whole justice system when someone needs it and now FTC is jumping on the bandwagon. Watch as Samsung and other companies make a big fuss about this..then we have numerous sues and such and the cycle begins anew.
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The FTC has caught on to two companies selling useless products to technical illiterate people using tactics that "trick the consumer into thinking their PC is infected." The companies still have their original sites running... making huge promises that include one piece of software to "speed up your machine by '216 percent.'" http://www.theverge.com/2014/11/19/7252173/ftc-says-two-bogus-tech-support-operations-scammed-120-million-from It is sad to think that people out there fall for tricks caused by companies such as these. I ,personally, know people that would go for something like this and potentially open their computers to dangerous malware and even pay for the product. Make sure you do research into the company, outside of their own site, to make sure that it isn't a scam. Being on the LTT forums I expect most here already know how to be safe on the web but I will reiterate the importance anyways... if something is to good to be true, it probably is. Original Article on theverge.com by Rich McCormick
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All, We all know that mining is best to be an open platform with pci express 1x risers. Anybody have specs listed if building out of wood? Here is an example (this is not my rig but if you have the specs post up so I can have the wood cut)::
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Apple was fined NT$20 million by Taiwan's Fair Trade Commission, and ordered Apple to stop influencing the iPhone price offers from carriers and re-sellers. Apple was fined as they violated the Fair Trade Act by telling carriers and distributors how much they should charge for iPhones despite already having sold them distribution rights. http://vr-zone.com/articles/taiwan-ftc-fines-apple-nt20-million-meddling-carriers-iphone-pricing/67893.html