OpenAI, the creator of chatbot ChatGPT, made headlines again as it comes under investigation by Poland’s Personal Data Protection Office (UODO). The Polish watchdog is looking into a complaint that the chatbot breaks European Union data protection rules under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
OpenAI under Polish watchdog microscope for breaching data protection laws
The company is already dealing with a lawsuit, in which it is accused of transgressing privacy laws, in the United States. The UODO stated that the anonymous complainant alleged that OpenAI neglected to correct erroneous information produced by ChatGPT. The President of UODO, Jan Nowak, said:
The case concerns the violation of many provisions on the protection of personal data, so we will ask OpenAI to answer a number of questions.
According to reports, the complainant could not discover which of its personal data were used or processed by OpenAI and queries were met with vague or misleading responses. Recently, a number of tech companies, including Microsoft, Google, and Stability AI were sued over copyright issues and personal data infringements when training AI or machine-learning functionalities.
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ChatGPT, the now-famous OpenAI app, first appeared on the digital scene in November 2022. By January this year, it had already gained more than 100 million active users. Big tech names, such as Microsoft, invested heavily in OpenAI.
During its last funding round in April, OpenAI raised $3bn from nine investors. This shows that interest in the company and its developments is strong. AI interest also fuels the financial well-being of companies such as Arm and Nvidia, with no signs of subsiding any time soon.
