Focus AI: OpenAI Faces Uphill Battle as Privacy Issues Surrounding ChatGPT Rise Globally

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OpenAI Faces Uphill Battle as Privacy Issues Surrounding ChatGPT Rise Globally (7 minutes read)

OpenAI faces a privacy complaint in Austria, alleging the company's ChatGPT bot provided false personal information, potentially contravening EU privacy rules. OpenAI allegedly declined to delete this misinformation citing technical impossibility. Failures to uphold EU's General Data Protection Regulation can incur significant penalties including fines and mandatory changes in how personal information is processed. The unresolved issue is synonymous with other complaints from Poland and Italy. It also raises transparency concerns regarding OpenAI's data sources and storage periods. OpenAI had not reacted to the newest complaint at the time of reporting.

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