China's Payment Association Warns Over Risks of Using AI Products Like ChatGPT (reuters.com) 7
China's payment and clearing industry association warned on Monday against using Microsoft-backed OpenAI's ChatGPT and similar artificial intelligence tools due to "risks such as cross-border data leaks." From a report: "Payment industry staff must comply with laws and rules when using tools such as ChatGPT, and should not upload confidential information related to the country and the finance industry," the Payment & Clearing Association of China said in a statement on Monday. The association is governed by the China's central bank. OpenAI has kept its artificial intelligence-powered chatbot off-limits to users in China, but the app is attracting huge interest in there, with firms rushing to integrate the technology into their products and launch rival solutions. While residents in China are unable to create OpenAI accounts, virtual private networks and foreign phone numbers are helping some bypass those restrictions to access the chatbox.
Hahahah they’re all concerned (Score:3)
They absolutely love cross-border leaks when they flow into the country. Not so much when the flow is the other way.
Watch what people DO and don’t pay nearly as much attention to what they SAY. Not that I’m singling China out for that one. Same rule applies to the US, the EU, and pretty much every part of the world. Words matter but they’re MUCH cheaper than actions.
China's Payment Association (Score:5, Informative)
China's Payment and Clearing Association (CPCA) is a non-profit organization that serves as the self-regulatory body for the payment and settlement industry in China. The CPCA was established in 2011 with the approval of the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank. Its members include commercial banks, payment institutions, and other organizations involved in payment and settlement activities.
The CPCA's main responsibilities include developing industry standards and guidelines, promoting the development of new payment technologies, and ensuring the security and stability of the payment system in China. It also provides training and education programs for industry professionals and participates in international cooperation and communication related to payment and settlement.
The CPCA has played an important role in promoting the rapid development of China's payment industry, which has been driven by the widespread adoption of mobile payment technology in the country.
Thanks ChatGPT
Seems reasonable (Score:2)
"Payment industry staff must comply with laws and rules when using tools such as ChatGPT, and should not upload confidential information related to the country and the finance industry,"
Seems like a reasonable request. Since the AI learns based on the input it's given, it could be storing that information and it could come back out at an inappropriate time in an inappropriate way.
Re: Seems reasonable (Score:1)
Samsung learned that the hard-way recently when trade secrets related to their chips was leaked via ChatGPT. So far no one really has a good solution for dealing with prompt injection attacks, whereupon the attacker tricks the LLM a la social engineering. In fact, very few people seem to be discussing the security and privacy issues inherent in this tech right now. Though thereâ(TM)s going to be good money in figuring that problem out.
Regardless, this is only going to encourage companies to go more clo
"Confidential Secrets" in the Finance Industry (Score:1)