- Chief Compliance Officer and VP of Legal Affairs, Arrow Electronics
By 
Adrianne Appel2023-04-13T19:52:00
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) is the latest regulatory body assessing the applicability of ChatGPT amid skyrocketing data privacy concerns regarding the popular artificial intelligence (AI) platform.
The EDPB on Thursday said it would launch a dedicated task force to exchange information and coordinate any potential enforcement actions undertaken by EU data protection authorities (DPAs) concerning ChatGPT. The chatbot, created by OpenAI and launched in November, is programmed to interact with users in a conversational manner and can discuss and write about thousands of topics.
The EDPB’s action follows the ban of ChatGPT in Italy by the country’s DPA, which alleged the platform doesn’t have effective controls to stop it interacting with young children without parents’ permission and other violations of EU data privacy laws. In the aftermath of the Italian DPA’s March 31 announcement, data protection officials in France, Germany, Ireland, and Spain have suggested the countries were considering similar bans.
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