Spain asks EU data protection board to discuss OpenAI’s ChatGPT

Spain’s data protection agency has asked the European Union’s privacy watchdog to evaluate privacy concerns surrounding OpenAI’s ChatGPT, the agency told Reuters on Tuesday, as global scrutiny of artificial intelligence (AI) systems intensifies.

News of the request by the AEPD came as France’s privacy watchdog CNIL said it was investigating several complaints about ChatGPT and Italy’s data regulator was reviewing measures proposed by Microsoft Corp-backed OpenAI in response to concerns that led the regulator on March 31 to ban the chatbot temporarily. The Italian regulator’s board was meeting on Tuesday.

The Biden administration also said it was seeking public comments on potential accountability measures for AI systems as questions loom about its impact on national security and education.