As worldwide scrutiny of artificial intelligence (AI) systems increases, Spain’s data protection agency told Reuters on Tuesday that it has requested the EU’s privacy authority to assess OpenAI’s ChatGPT’s privacy issues.
The AEPD’s request came as France’s privacy authority CNIL examined various complaints about ChatGPT. In addition, Italy’s data regulator was considering remedies provided by Microsoft Corp.-backed (MSFT.O) OpenAI to address concerns that temporarily caused the regulator to prohibit the chatbot on March 31—Tuesday’s Italian regulator board meeting.
The Biden administration also requested public input on AI system accountability mechanisms amid national security and education concerns.
“The AEPD recognises that global processing activities that may have a major impact on individual rights require coordinated decisions at European level,” a representative stated in an email.
“Thus, in the short term, it has proposed that ChatGPT be included in the upcoming Plenary of the European Data Protection Committee, so that harmonised actions can be performed within the scope of the General Data Protection Regulation.”
On April 13, the European Data Protection Board (EDBP) plenary meeting will include national data privacy watchdogs.
The scheduled meeting this week may cover ChatGPT.
EDPB told Reuters it could not discuss discussions. However, it stated national data protection agencies conduct investigations, not the EDPB.
Several European privacy agencies are investigating whether chatbots require stronger regulations and whether to collaborate.
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