OpenAI's GPT Store, just over two months since it first launched, has now become a hotbed of copyright-violating chatbots and spams, TechCrunch reported.
As of writing, several chatbots using licensed characters, like Aang from "Avatar: The Last Airbender" or Luffy from "One Piece," run rampant as moderation is hindered by the platform's current user policies.
Even actual living people like Taylor Swift, Elon Musk, and even OpenAI CEO Sam Altman have several chatbots posing as them.
OpenAI's GPT Store has a unique constitution where anyone, even those without knowledge of coding, can create their own chatbots easily via GPTBuilder.
The platform's open approach to chatbot development becomes more prone to spamming as people can easily create another account if they ever get flagged.
This is partly due to OpenAI's verification system which uses "a combination of automated systems, human review and user reports to find and assess GPTs that potentially violate our policies," the AI firm told TechCrunch.
With some tasks relegated to automation, it makes it easier for chatbots to bypass the platform's policies amid the surge of similar spambots.
GPT Store has earlier been reported for hosting dozens of "girlfriend" and "boyfriend" chatbots despite OpenAI's policies against it.
OpenAI is Struggling to Moderate Impersonating Chatbots
TechCrunch's report follows the growing concerns about the AI firm as it struggles to keep its platforms and technology safe from copyright violations and impersonations.
Despite enforcing rules ahead of the 2024 Elections, several chatbots impersonating political figures were able to evade OpenAI's policies for quite some time before being taken down.
Two of which are impersonating presidential candidates Democrat Rep. Dean Phillips and conspiracy theorist Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Related Article : OpenAI Takes Down Another Presidential Candidate's Chatbot Ahead of 2024 Elections
OpenAI Tries to Evade More Copyright Lawsuits
While OpenAI itself would not be held legally accountable for the copyright-infringing chatbots thanks to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the platform reflects a worrying trend as to how the company views licensure.
It can be remembered that OpenAI is still facing several copyright lawsuits from news outlets, publishers, and authors for using their works to build ChatGPT without express permission or compensation.
The company has been trying to resolve this issue by securing deals with news publishers to legally use their licensed content as training data for its AI models.
