{"id":29793,"date":"2026-05-06T17:14:13","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T17:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/29793\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T17:14:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T17:14:13","slug":"openai-violated-canadian-privacy-laws-in-training-chatgpt-probe-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ai\/29793\/","title":{"rendered":"OpenAI violated Canadian privacy laws in training ChatGPT, probe finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a style=\"display:block\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theglobeandmail.com\/resizer\/v2\/RQLBJDMTCVEFPCDXO2MDVK2FGY.JPG?auth=dd4f632e64be7c428ed1f3d7acdd23860e8d301242d7e1c1f4815b07a0f8e148&amp;width=600&amp;height=400&amp;quality=80&amp;smart=true\" aria-haspopup=\"true\" data-photo-viewer-index=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Open this photo in gallery:<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"figcap-text\">The Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia Michael Harvey, right, and Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne presented the findings of their probe into OpenAI on Wednesday in Ottawa.Adrian Wyld\/The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">Federal and provincial privacy watchdogs say OpenAI failed to respect Canadian privacy laws when training its artificial intelligence-powered ChatGPT chatbot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">The conclusions are contained in a report presented today following a joint investigation by federal privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne and his counterparts from British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">They found OpenAI\u2019s collection of information to train its models was overly broad, resulting in the compilation and use of sensitive personal details.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">The regulators say this could include sensitive data such as individuals\u2019 health conditions and political views, as well as information about children.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">The probe found OpenAI did not clearly explain that personal information collected from publicly accessible sources could include data from social media, discussion forums and other similar websites.<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-body__text text-pr-5\">The privacy watchdogs also say OpenAI provided inadequate notifications about potential inaccuracies in ChatGPT responses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Open this photo in gallery: The Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia Michael Harvey, right, and 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