The move by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB)
follows a unilateral move by Italy last month to curb ChatGPT - a stance that
Germany's commissioner for data protection said could be followed in Europe's
biggest economy. Spain's AEPD watchdog said on Thursday that it too would
launch a preliminary investigation into potential data breaches by ChatGPT.
ChatGPT, an AI program that grabbed the public's attention
for its ability to write answers quickly to a wide range of queries, has grown
to be the fastest-growing consumer application in history with more than 100
million monthly active users, while raising questions about threats it may pose
to safety, privacy and jobs.
Experts, US government and several other European
governments have also expressed concern about the rapid growth of adoption of
ChatGPT and similar AI products.
"The EDPB members discussed the recent enforcement
action undertaken by the Italian data protection authority against OpenAI about
the ChatGPT service," the statement said.
"The EDPB decided to launch a dedicated task force to
foster cooperation and to exchange information on possible enforcement actions
conducted by data protection authorities."
A source at one national watchdog who asked not to be
identified because they were not authorized to speak to the media said member
states hoped to align their policy positions but this would take time.
The source said member states were not seeking to punish or
make rules that will affect Microsoft-backed ChatGPT owner OpenAI, but rather
to create general policies that "are transparent."
They said attendees at Thursday's meeting included policy
experts who presented opinions and exchanged ideas, rather than being decision
makers.
The EDPB is an independent body that oversees data
protection rules in the European Union, and it is composed of national data
protection watchdogs.
The organization could not immediately be reached for
comment.
The discussion of ChatGPT was added to the body's agenda
following a request from Spain to discuss the matter earlier this week. © Reutes
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