Google's AI model faces probe over data use in EU

The inquiry is "of crucial importance in ensuring that the fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals are adequately protected," the Irish regulator helping to police European Union data privacy said. Irish regulator the Data Protection Commission (DPC) has launched an inquiry into Google's artificial intelligence development. "The Data Protection Commission today announced that it has commenced a cross-border statutory inquiry into Google Ireland," the DPC said in a statement. "The statutory inquiry concerns the development of its foundational AI model," adding the probe centers around "the question of whether Google...