The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada has launched an investigation into the company behind ChatGPT, an explosively popular artificial intelligence-powered chatbot.
The office says it is initiating the investigation into U.S.-based company OpenAI because it received a complaint alleging “the collection, use and disclosure of personal information without consent.”
Privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne says in a statement Tuesday that artificial intelligence and its effects on privacy are a top priority, and his office must stay ahead of “fast-moving technological advances.”
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Dufresne’s office says it won’t release further details at this time, but its mandate is to publicly report on the results of investigations after they conclude.
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ChatGPT, launched last November, uses written information already available on the internet to provide detailed, conversational responses to queries posed by users – and has been exploited to spit out everything from computer code to screenplays.
Critics have raised concerns about plagiarism, and last week, Italy’s own privacy watchdog ordered a ban while it investigates a suspected breach of European data rules.
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