Canadian privacy regulator announces investigation into OPENAI and ChatGPT

Following Italy’s privacy regulatory authority’s investigation into OpenAI and ChatGPT, Canada’s privacy regulatory authority has now initiated similar actions. However, in a slightly different scenario, the Canadian authority claims to have received a complaint accusing ChatGPT of collecting, using, and disclosing personal information without consent.

The Canadian Privacy Commissioner announced an investigation into OpenAI and ChatGPT, though specific details are not being disclosed at this time.

The Canadian Privacy Commissioner stated that artificial intelligence and its impact on privacy are of utmost importance, and regulators must stay ahead of rapidly advancing technology.

Currently, the Canadian privacy authority has not released any detailed information regarding this matter, and the agency has stated that it will not divulge further details. The primary objective is to publicly report the investigation’s findings after its conclusion.

OpenAI has not issued a response to this matter. When local Canadian media contacted OpenAI for inquiries, the company referred to a previously published blog post about privacy protection as an indirect response.

It is worth noting that there have been previous joint complaints from publishers to regulatory authorities, accusing OpenAI of plagiarism, which entails training AI using content from the internet without obtaining prior approval from copyright holders.

However, it appears that no regulatory authority has formally initiated an investigation into OpenAI’s content scraping at this time, and the primary focus remains on ChatGPT’s protection of people’s privacy and security.