The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) is an independent EU organization responsible for upholding data protection regulations. The board is composed of national data protection authorities and watchdogs from countries all over the EU. In response to the recent actions taken by the Italian data protection authority against OpenAI for the ChatGPT service, the EDPB has launched a dedicated task force. This task force will work to foster cooperation and share information on possible enforcement actions undertaken by data protection organizations.
OpenAI received a glimmer of hope when national watchdogs announced that the authorities are trying to create general policies regarding ChatGPT, though this process may take some time. released in November 2019, ChatGPT is an AI-based chatbot with human-like traits, including the ability to compose poetry, write code, and solve ethical matters upon a simple input. The chatbot has ignited a competition between Microsoft and Google in the artificial intelligence market and OpenAI has since released GPT-4, an updated version of ChatGPT.
OpenAI is an American artificial intelligence research laboratory based out of San Francisco and was founded in 2018 by the now-famous tech billionaires Elon Musk and Sam Altman. The company’s primary goal is to lead the world in artificial intelligence technologies, particularly with their NLP-based products, such as ChatGPT.
The person mentioned in this article is the Chairman of the European Data Protection Board, Andrea Jelinek. Jelinek has been actively involved in the board since its establishment in 2004. She has led various initiatives, including the formation of the task force for OpenAI and ChatGPT. Jelinek is an experienced data protection professional with expertise in IT security and data privacy, having previously served at the Austrian Data Protection Authority and other organizations.
