The New York Times has reported Meta may let EU users pay to block ads on Instagram and Facebook or opt for ad-based free versions. While the company was not willing to comment on the information, confidential sources indicated the company was considering different treatment of the EU in response to regulatory scrutiny there. Meta has also faced big fines and the prospect of additional changes from forthcoming digital regulations.
A Polish researcher filed a detailed complaint alleging that OpenAI’s ChatGPT is breaching GDPR in multiple areas of the law, including transparency, data access rights and privacy by design. The issues raised propose that generative AI technology violates GDPR and EU privacy rules. Italy’s regulator raised similar concerns earlier this year, and their investigation is ongoing.
Jordan’s Parliament announces approval of the draft law on personal data protection which was amended by their Senate. The law allows, under supervision of the Central Bank, processing of personal data without informing the person whose data is being processed. It also allows processing of data for purposes the data was collected, but not disclosure to third parties.
Disney has agreed to license more than 200 characters, costumes, and environments (but not voices or talent likenesses) to OpenAI for Sora, its gen AI video platform. This is highly unusual for Disney, which generally sues AI models for copyright infringement; in fact, it sued Google for that a day before announcing the OpenAI deal. Disney will also invest $1 billion in OpenAI, nicely illustrating how very eager they are to join the AI party.