This adds to the growing regulatory issues OpenAI is facing in the European Union. Earlier this year, Italy's DPA temporarily suspended ChatGPT over similar GDPR compliance concerns. Spain's DPA has also opened a probe, and a taskforce via the European Data Protection Board is examining how to regulate AI chatbot technology. OpenAI recently opened an office in Dublin, Ireland, likely in an attempt to streamline its regulatory situation for data protection in the EU.
Key takeaways:
- OpenAI is under investigation by the Office for Personal Data Protection (UODO) in Poland for potential breaches of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) with its AI chatbot, ChatGPT.
- The complaint was filed by privacy and security researcher Lukasz Olejnik, who accuses OpenAI of a series of GDPR breaches, including transparency, fairness, data access rights, and privacy by design.
- The UODO's investigation is expected to be challenging due to OpenAI's location outside the EU and the novelty of the generative AI chatbot technology.
- This investigation adds to the growing regulatory issues OpenAI is facing in the European Union, with similar probes opened in Italy and Spain, and a taskforce set up by the European Data Protection Board to examine how to regulate AI chatbot technology.