The Spanish privacy watchdog confirmed on Thursday it has also opened a preliminary investigation to determine whether OpenAI's ChatGPT breached the European Union's data protection rules (GDPR), APA reports citing Teletrader.
"The Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD) has initiated ex officio preliminary investigation proceedings against the US company OpenAI, owner of the ChatGPT service, for possible non-compliance with the regulations," the agency noted in its press release.
The news comes hours after the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) announced it has established a task force to create a common policy on AI-powered chatbots.