The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has announced the establishment of a task force to collaborate and exchange information on enforcing EU laws on the AI chatbot, ChatGPT, produced by OpenAI. This comes after concerns were raised by several European regulators. The Italian privacy regulator initiated an investigation into the US company at the end of March and instituted a temporary ban regarding ChatGPT’s processing of personal data from Italian users due to alleged violations of laws such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
OpenAI does not have a local headquarters in any of the 27 EU countries. This means that any of the member countries’ data protection authorities can start new investigations and implement bans.
OpenAI is an American artificial intelligence research laboratory created in 2015 by Elon Musk and Sam Altman. It works on advanced artificial intelligence algorithms. Their projects range from applications like robotic control algorithms, computer vision, and language processing to the more ambitious long-term goals of creating human-level artificial intelligence (AGI). Although OpenAI was formerly an independent company, it has since become a subsidiary of Microsoft.
Elon Musk is the world-famous founder of Tesla Motors and SpaceX. After making his fortune in the internet, finance and software industries, he has become a major figure in the technology landscape. He is an outspoken advocate for the development of artificial intelligence and has provided substantial financial support for OpenAI, one of the leading labs for AI research and development. Besides OpenAI, he is also involved in many other technology ventures.
