European Data Protection Board launches Task Force on ChatGPT

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) announced on 14 April that it has set up a Task Force on ChatGPT. This dedicated task force will promote cooperation and share information on potential enforcement actions by data protection authorities.

 Architecture, Building, Office Building, City, Flag, Urban, High Rise

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB), the body that brings together Europe’s national data protection authorities, announced on 13 April that it has set up a Task Force on ChatGPT. This dedicated task force will promote cooperation and share information on potential enforcement actions by data protection authorities. This could be a potentially significant first step towards a unified policy for the setting of privacy and data protection rules for artificial intelligence.

The EDPB’s announcement is a follow-up to Italy’s temporary ban of ChatGPT unilaterally last month. Similar restrictions or investigations into potential privacy violations have also been carried out in Germany and Spain.