OpenAI Will Block Access To AI Technology For Entities In China And Several Other Countries

OpenAI, blocks access to technologies used to build artificial intelligence (AI) products for entities in China

Although ChatGPT is not available on mainland China, many Chinese startups are able to access OpenAI's application programming interface (API) platforms and use them to build their own apps, the Securities Times reported.

The report added that since Monday evening, platform users from China have received warning emails that they are in "regions currently not supported by OpenAI" and that additional measures to block API traffic from some areas will be taken from July 9.

In the past year, many Chinese companies have released chatbots supported by their own AI models. The move is a response to the ban on the use of OpenAI technology, demonstrating the ability of local technology to compete in global AI innovations.

This development highlights the growing tensions in technology between China and Western countries, as well as its impact on global AI technology-dependent companies. The new policy is likely to force more entities in China to develop and improve their own AI technology, in order to reduce dependence on technology providers from abroad.

OpenAI has not made official comments regarding this report. However, this move reflects the company's strategy to comply with technology export policies and maintain the security and integrity of its platform amid growing concerns about the use of AI technology in some areas.