This is a perfect example of how well-thought-out laws have unintended consequences.<p>I could write a sci-fi story (along the lines of Year Zero) about the EU banning LLM AIs over privacy issues.
This is good news! And it makes sense. OpenAI stores swaths of personal information that it scrapes off websites and who knows where else from. The “right to be forgotten” applies: individuals for whom the GDPR applies (i.e. citizens of the European Union) can ask OpenAI to remove their personal information from the models. As the video points out, OpenAI may already be in breach with the GDPR by not asking individuals for consent when ingesting their personal information into training data sets.<p>Big fat lawsuits will be incoming and hopefully lead to banning non-compliant LLMs and hand out fines for their current breaches.
EU has a GDPR problem. GDPR treats common people like unthinking automatons, unable to exercise agency when it comes to data privacy online. If I think that Google is collecting too much data (I can read their terms, or read articles other people write about the terms), I will stop using Google's services. It's only because the calculus returns a net positive for me that I continue.<p>If EU really cares about human rights, they should remove GDPR and embark upon an awareness campaign. Tell people that the only way to pay for free online services is with their private data. If people still opt to do that, it's up to them.