2024-10-23 10:56:00
Brazil‘s National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) announced on Tuesday that it will summon representatives of the social network They allow the use of user data to train artificial intelligence (AI) models.
“If there is a perceived risk of serious damage to the data protection or privacy of data subjects, other measures may be taken,” the agency indicates in a statement collected by Agencia Brasil, in reference to the new policy that will come into force. on November 15 and which aims to train the Grok tool, created by the platform itself.
According to the government agency, an investigation has been underway since July to assess data law compliance for the company’s generative AI training. «The investigation focuses on the announced changes. So far the company has responded to requests for information,” he indicated. The ANPD has not specified the deadline within which X will have to respond, but failure to position could constitute an obstacle to the inspection, considered a “serious infringement”.
The social network was recently blocked in the country after being fined for refusing to comply with the order to delete the profiles of those under investigation for publishing messages considered antidemocratic. After paying 28.6 million reais (around 4.5 million euros) and closing the accounts of the users under investigation, X returned to operating in Brazil.
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