GDPR for AI users, five questions before you paste
GDPR is not only for lawyers: it applies as soon as you paste information about a person into an AI tool. This lesson gives you a short set of questions to tell whether a use is acceptable, covering the type of data, how much of it you share and the tool's contractual terms. You then apply it to a real task from your team.
Lesson objective
By the end of this lesson, you will be able to say whether an AI use involves personal data, whether some of it is sensitive, whether the purpose and the amount of data are justified, and whether the tool provides the necessary contractual framework.
Topics covered
- GDPR
- personal data
- sensitive data
- data minimization
- generative AI
Where it fits
Personal data
What does the GDPR change for me when I use an AI tool, and how do I prepare data before pasting it?
Lessons in this module
- GDPR for AI users, five questions before you paste (this lesson)
- Pseudonymize before pasting, and know what it does not do
What you will learn in this module
This lesson is part of the course Use AI at work without exposing your data or your company
- Apply GDPR basics to the use of an AI tool (personal data, purpose, minimization, sensitive data, processor, transfers) and prepare data by distinguishing pseudonymization from anonymization.
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