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OpenAI and Government of Malta partner to roll out ChatGPT Plus to all citizens

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Re: OpenAI and Government of Malta partner to roll out ChatGPT Plus to all citizens

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Post by kdheiwns »

purrcat259 wrote: post #47
collingreen wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They are saying that the product is already available then implying a government deal on behalf of all citizens doesn't matter because the product is already available.

Maltese population are historically price sensitive. €20 a month isn't something you easily justify especially with recent cost of living increases. So the fact that you get it free after doing some basic due diligence is actually a big deal in the local context.

Anyone can use ChatGPT for free already. The vast majority of people using AI as a search engine alternative/chatbot never have any reason to pay. You don't even need an account.

Re: OpenAI and Government of Malta partner to roll out ChatGPT Plus to all citizens

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Post by charcircuit »

preisschild wrote: post #39
zitterbewegung wrote: post #5

Would be interesting long term if this sways public opinion about data centers in Malta. I do support though AI literacy in general and this is a good step. Would wonder about the deal in how much this is actually costing Malta if at all.

OpenAI is inherently incentivized to sell as much LLM compute as possible, that is not neutral "AI literacy". You don't let tobacco companies make anti smoking education either.

>You don't let tobacco companies make anti smoking education either.

Many jurisdictions literally force them to put education on the boxes.

Re: OpenAI and Government of Malta partner to roll out ChatGPT Plus to all citizens

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Post by beering »

34df wrote: post #71
dawnerd wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Gotta get them hooked and reliant on it. It’s why they subsidized the entire software industry to adopt it.

OAI really believes LLMs are going to have the same revolutionary effect as personal computers did.... lmao.

Yeah, I think we can all agree that personal computers were a mistake.

Re: OpenAI and Government of Malta partner to roll out ChatGPT Plus to all citizens

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Post by beering »

phillc73 wrote: post #22
applfanboysbgon wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Malta is the size of a small city, I don't think national security or investing into home grown companies comes into play here.

Malta is part of the EU. I am personally very surprised about this partnership, just in the context of data security, privacy and the GDPR. How is the privacy of these EU citizens protected when all their prompts and data is sent to OpenAI? How do these EU citizens submit a request for all their personal data to be deleted from OpenAI records, a right they have under the GDPR with a compliant data processor?

I’m very confused as to what you are asking here. Do you think OpenAI does not serve ChatGPT to EU users already under EU law?
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