Canadian Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne has launched an investigation into possible misuse of personal data by the ChatGPT artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI.
As the Ukrinform correspondent reported, this was announced in the commissioner’s office.
“The Canadian Privacy Commissioner’s Office has launched an investigation into the company that developed the ChatGPT artificial intelligence chatbot,” the statement said.
It was noted that the investigation was initiated “after the complaint regarding the unauthorized collection, use and disclosure of personal information”. “Other details will not be released at this time as the investigation continues,” the ministry said.
According to Commissioner Dufresne, “AI technologies and their impact on privacy are my office’s priority.” “We need to catch up with rapid technological progress and stay one step ahead, and that’s one of my core interests,” Dafresne said.
We’ll remind you: At the end of last week, the Italian privacy protection service blocked ChatGPT, accusing it of illegally collecting the personal data of Italian users.
As Ukrinform reports, experts – more than a thousand people – including billionaire Elon Musk and former Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak – signed an open letter calling to “stop” the development of powerful systems based on artificial intelligence to give them time. to verify their security.
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