A task force from the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has published a report outlining the investigation of OpenAI’s ChatGPT by European data protection authorities (DPAs). This investigation focuses on the chatbot’s compliance with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
The report offers preliminary views on various aspects of the investigation but emphasizes that it does not predetermine the conclusions to be reached by individual DPAs. Key areas of concern in the investigation include the lawfulness of the data used to train ChatGPT, as well as issues related to transparency and data accuracy.
According to the report, ChatGPT has not yet met the GDPR’s data accuracy standards, which are crucial for compliance with the regulation. The report points out that while transparency measures have been implemented, they are insufficient to meet the GDPR’s data accuracy requirements. It also highlights that the training model used by ChatGPT may result in biased or inaccurate outputs, which could be mistakenly perceived as factually correct by users.
The EDPB task force was formed in April 2023 following Italy’s decision to regulate ChatGPT, with other countries such as Germany and Spain also investigating the chatbot’s potential data breaches. Italy had initially banned ChatGPT due to concerns over privacy but lifted the ban after OpenAI addressed the issues raised by the country’s data protection authority.
The ongoing investigations will further assess ChatGPT’s adherence to GDPR and whether any changes need to be made to the chatbot’s data handling practices to align with European data protection standards.
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