The four privacy offices of Canada, Québec, British Columbia and Alberta are collaborating on a joint investigation of OpenAI’s ChatGPT, as announced on May 25. Given that artificial intelligence has significant privacy impacts, the announcement stated that the authorities will investigate whether OpenAI:

• Obtained valid and meaningful consent for the collection, use and disclosure of the personal information

• Respected obligations for openness and transparency, access, accuracy, and accountability

• Collected, used and/or disclosed personal information for purposes that a reasonable person would consider appropriate, reasonable or legitimate in the circumstances, and whether the collection is limited to information that is necessary for these purposes

The OPC first launched an investigation into OpenAI in April in response to a complaint regarding the collection, use and disclosure of personal information without consent (see our previous update here).