Report on OpenAI expected from federal, provincial privacy watchdogs today
Federal and provincial watchdogs will disclose findings on whether ChatGPT complied with Canadian privacy laws after a 2023 complaint.
- Federal privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne and regulators from British Columbia, Alberta, and Quebec are releasing a joint report today on OpenAI, examining whether ChatGPT complies with Canadian privacy laws. Findings will be presented around 11 a.m. ET in Ottawa.
- The investigation began in 2023 after regulators received complaints alleging the company unlawfully collected, used, and disclosed personal information without consent. Dufresne launched the probe to address fast-moving technological advances.
- Interest in the findings intensified following the fatal school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, earlier this year. Lawyers allege 12 OpenAI employees ignored warnings about the shooter's "disturbing content" before the February tragedy.
- Sam Altman, OpenAI's co-founder, wrote an apology letter late last month regarding the company's failure to alert the RCMP about the shooter's account. Seven lawsuits filed in California currently accuse the company and Altman of negligence.
- The federal government is reviewing whether chatbots should be age-restricted, as privacy regulators work to stay ahead of rapid technological developments. This positions regulation as essential as AI tools become increasingly integrated into daily life.
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OpenAI Violated Canadian Privacy Laws in Training ChatGPT, Watchdogs Find
A joint investigation report by privacy commissioners in Canada says that OpenAI violated Canadian privacy laws in the way it collected and used personal information to train its ChatGPT artificial intelligence system. The investigation examined how ChatGPT was developed and found that it was trained using massive volumes of data scraped from publicly accessible websites, including personal information belonging to Canadians. At a news conferenc…
Privacy regulators in Canada officially accused OpenAI of illegally collecting personal data to train its artificial intelligence system ChatGPT. “This exposed Canadians to potential damage such as data leaks and discrimination based on information about them.”
'Tech giants need to follow our laws,' Poilievre says after privacy watchdog finds OpenAI broke Canadian privacy rules
Provincial and federal privacy watchdogs say their investigation concluded OpenAI was not compliant with federal and provincial privacy laws. Heritage Minister Marc Miller said 'AI, like any other platform for that matter, has to respect the privacy of Canadians.'
Canada's privacy regulators said Wednesday that OpenAI failed to comply with Canadian personal data protection laws in the development and deployment of ChatGPT, by collecting personal information from individuals such as medical conditions, ideology, and data on minors.These findings are reflected in a report presented today by Canada's Privacy Commissioner, Philippe Dufresne, along with his counterparts from the provinces of Quebec, British Co…
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