{"id":169727,"date":"2023-10-07T02:28:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T20:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/?p=169727"},"modified":"2023-10-07T02:28:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T20:58:16","slug":"snapchat-warned-by-uk-data-watchdog-over-ai-chatbot-risks-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/snapchat-warned-by-uk-data-watchdog-over-ai-chatbot-risks-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Snapchat warned by UK data watchdog over AI chatbot risks – Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The social media platform Snapchat has received a warning from the United Kingdom\u2019s data watchdog over its new artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot known as \u201cMy AI,\u201d according<\/a> to an update posted by the regulator.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On Oct. 6, the U.K. Information Commissioner\u2019s Office (ICO) issued a preliminary notice to Snap Inc. and Snap Group, the parent companies of Snapchat, for the potential failure to \u201cproperly assess the privacy risks\u201d posed by the chatbot. <\/p>\n

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We have issued Snap, Inc and Snap Group Limited with a preliminary enforcement notice over a potential failure to properly assess the privacy risks posed by its generative AI chatbot \u2018My AI\u2019. <\/p>\n

Read more about the case: https:\/\/t.co\/MAuHAH0h8B<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/BawISttPJN<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 ICO – Information Commissioner’s Office (@ICOnews) October 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The notice is based on a provisional investigation of the company conducted by the watchdog, which said the risks to several million My AI users, including children aged 13\u201317, were not adequately identified before its launch.<\/p>\n

John Edwards, the U.K.\u2019s information commissioner, commented on the notice, saying: <\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been clear that organizations must consider the risks associated with AI, alongside the benefits. Today\u2019s preliminary enforcement notice shows we will take action in order to protect U.K. consumers\u2019 privacy rights.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

According to the notice, if a final enforcement notice is issued, Snap may be forced to stop data processing in relation to My AI, which would prevent it from offering the service to U.K.-based users without an \u201cadequate\u201d risk assessment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Currently, ICO said a conclusion should not be made from the current stage of investigations. <\/p>\n

Related: <\/em><\/strong>Friend\u200b.tech offers login removal solutions after SIM-swap reports<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Snapchat\u2019s AI chatbot was rolled out to users of Snapchat+ in the U.K. in February 2023, with wider availability beginning in April 2023.\u00a0<\/p>\n

My AI is powered by OpenAI\u2019s GPT-4 technology and, according to the data watchdog, was the \u201cfirst example of generative AI embedded into a major messaging platform in the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n

A spokesperson from Snap reached out to Cointelegraph saying the company is “closely reviewing” the ICO\u2019s provisional notice and said the company is “committed to protecting the privacy of users.”<\/p>\n

“My AI went through a robust legal and privacy review process before being made publicly available,” the spokesperson said. <\/p>\n

“We will continue to work constructively with the ICO to ensure they\u2019re comfortable with our risk assessment procedures.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Throughout the year, major social media platforms have integrated AI features into their operations. On Oct. 4, the Microsoft-owned business-focused social media platform LinkedIn announced additional AI tools<\/a> available to recruiters, as well as an AI assistant in its learning center. <\/p>\n

Big Tech giants Meta \u2014 the parent company of Facebook and Instagram \u2014 and\u00a0Google have also<\/a>\u00a0revealed\u00a0AI chatbot integrations<\/a>\u00a0into their service offerings. <\/p>\n

Magazine: <\/em><\/strong>\u2018AI has killed the industry\u2019: EasyTranslate boss on adapting to change<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The social media platform Snapchat has received a warning from the United Kingdom\u2019s data watchdog over its new artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot known as \u201cMy AI,\u201d according to an update posted by the regulator.\u00a0 On Oct. 6, the U.K. Information Commissioner\u2019s Office (ICO) issued a preliminary notice to Snap Inc. and Snap Group, the parent […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":169728,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[235,203,210,234,231,232,237,238,236,233],"class_list":["post-169727","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blockchain","tag-bitcoin","tag-crypto-currency","tag-elon-musk","tag-ethereum","tag-hyperledger","tag-ibm","tag-mining","tag-nodes","tag-spacex","tag-tesla"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169727","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169727"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169727\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":169730,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/169727\/revisions\/169730"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/169728"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169727"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=169727"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=169727"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}