EU Regulators Tighten Control Over AI Systems
Europe’s privacy regulators are intensifying their scrutiny of tech firms’ AI system development due to data protection concerns. The Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC), which supervises numerous Big Tech companies headquartered in the EU, has recently mandated that X, Meta, and Google suspend their AI training activities and cease using certain public data from European users.
Earlier this month, X complied with a court ruling to stop utilizing European users’ public posts collected without consent. In June, Meta announced the suspension of its plan to gather public posts and photos from Europeans, citing regulatory concerns. Subsequently, Meta decided against releasing a new AI product, attributing the decision to the EU’s unpredictable regulatory environment.
Google faced similar challenges last year when it delayed the launch of its generative AI, Gemini, previously known as Bard. The DPC is currently investigating Google’s Pathways Language Model 2 (PaLM 2), which generates text and code in various languages.
Google spokesperson Alex McPhillips emphasized the company’s commitment to GDPR compliance and its willingness to cooperate with the DPC to address any questions.
Source: Google hit with European privacy probe over its AI system
