The EU delays the launch of Google Bard for lack of detailed information on data protection

June 16 (Portaltic/EP) –

He Launch of the Google Bard chatbot in the European Union (EU) It has been seen blocked by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC, according to its acronym in English) due to the lack of “detailed information” on this technology and the need for a “data protection impact assessment“.

Google presented its ‘chatbot’, based on conversation technology Language Model for Dialogue Applications (LaMDA), in February of this year with the aim of enhancing the search experience of users and offering current, high-quality responses.

Although Google had planned that Bard launches in the European Union this week, finally It has been forced to delay its launch due to a blockade by the DPC -which is in charge of the protection of personal data of citizens of the European Union-, who has indicated that the tech company you have not provided the necessary information to launch this technology driven by Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the EU, as stated in Political.

He deputy commissioner of this body, Graham Doyleexplained that, following Google’s notification of its intentions to launch Bard in the EU this week, the DPC had not received “detailed information”, I had not seen one “data protection impact assessment” or “supporting documentation”.

Faced with this situation, the deputy commissioner transferred that this information had already been requested from Google and that, now, it is waiting for the technology company to provide all the necessary data and documents to be able to carry out an in-depth analysis of its purposes.

In addition, the DPC also requested “urgently” Google answer some concrete questions about how the chatbot Bard can comply with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (RGPD).

Just like explains the European Commission, This is a measure that aims to strengthen the fundamental rights of people in the digital age and which clarifies the rules applicable to companies and public bodies in the digital single market. That is, a law that protects the privacy and personal data of EU citizens and that controls what companies do with the collection of said data.

As a consequence, the DPC has explained that it is necessary to analyze how this ‘chatbot’ protects the privacy of European citizens who use it, in order to give it the go-ahead. Therefore, without access to this information about its operation, it is not possible to approve the release of Bard.

Finally, Doyle explained that this matter is being analyzed and that they will try to share information about it with other agencies European data “as soon as possible”, once the documentation is submitted.

Google has noted that the company promised launch Bard and give access to more users “responsibly” After discussing this issue with industry experts and various governments, according to clarified a spokesperson for the technology in statements collected by Engadget.