ChatGPT will be studied by Alberta, British Columbia, Quebec and Canada

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The governments of Alberta, British Columbia and Quebec are joining the federal privacy commissioner in investigating the company behind the AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT.

Alberta’s privacy authority says the joint investigation will see if OpenAI, which is ChatGPT’s parent company, has obtained valid consent from Canadians to collect, use and disclose their personal information. through his chatbot.

ChatGPT, which launched in November, uses information that already exists on the Internet and answers users’ questions in a conversational way.

Privacy authorities said they would also investigate whether the US-based company had met its obligation of transparency, access, accuracy and accountability.

The Privacy Commissioner of Canada, Philippe Dufresne, has said that artificial intelligence and its effects on privacy are a top priority.

The federal authority launched its investigation in April.