What is GDPR and AI?
The GDPR is the privacy law that governs how you handle personal data; with AI that means: be careful what you put into a tool.
The GDPR (the European privacy law) protects personal data: names, addresses, files, anything that can be traced to a person. If you put such data into an AI tool, those rules still apply. With free tools your input can be used to train the model, and then you have lost control. For sensitive data that is a problem.
Do not enter personal or confidential information without knowing what happens to it. When in doubt, ask your employer whether the tool is approved for that.
Put precisely
The GDPR does not ban AI tools, it sets requirements. You need a valid reason to use personal data, you use only what is necessary, and you can explain what happens to the data.
Common misconception
That it is fine as long as you leave out the name. Someone can still be identifiable without a name, for instance by role, location or file. The GDPR still applies then.
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