Google is under investigation by Europe’s privacy watchdog over its processing of personal data in the development of one of its artificial intelligence models, as regulators ramp up their scrutiny of Big Tech’s AI ambitions.

An Irish regulator helping to police European Union data privacy on Thursday launched an investigation into Google's artificial intelligence development.The Irish regulator said that its inquiry "concerns the question of whether Google has complied with any obligations that it may have had to undertake" under the EU's strict General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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.

The Irish privacy watchdog will check whether Google's development of its AI model is compliant with the EU data protection regulation. View on euronews