AUSTRALIA

The government requested advice on how to respond to AI from Australia's main science advisory body and is considering next steps.

BRITAIN

Britain said it plans to split responsibility for governing AI between its regulators for human rights, health and safety, and competition, rather than creating a new body.

CHINA

China's cyberspace regulator unveiled draft measures to manage generative AI services, saying it wants firms to submit security assessments to authorities before they launch offerings to the public.

EUROPEAN UNION

EU lawmakers are discussing introduction of the European Union AI Act that will govern anyone who provides a product or a service that uses AI.

FRANCE

The country's privacy watchdog CNIL said it was investigating several complaints about ChatGPT after the chatbox was temporarily banned in Italy over a suspected breach of privacy rules.

ITALY

Italy imposed a temporary ban on OpenAI's ChatGPT on March, after the national data agency raised concerns over possible privacy violations and for failing to verify that users were aged 13 or above, as it had requested.

JAPAN

Digital transformation minister Taro Kono said he wants the upcoming G7 digital ministers' meeting, set for April 29-30, to discuss AI technologies including ChatGPT and issue a unified G7 message.

SPAIN

Spain's data protection agency has asked the EU's privacy watchdog to evaluate privacy concerns surrounding ChatGPT.

United States

The Biden administration said it is seeking public comments on potential accountability measures for AI systems. President Joe Biden had earlier told that it’s important to address potential risks to society, national security and the economy.