OAIC guidance on privacy and developing and training generative AI models

rights policy item·regulator guidance·active

Developers must assess Privacy Act obligations when personal information is used in training data.

Verified facts

Official site	https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-guidance-for-organisations-and-government-agencies/guidance-on-privacy-and-developing-and-training-generative-ai-models/_nocache ↗
Geography	Australia
identifier	OAIC GenAI training guidance
parties	unknown
item type	regulator_guidance
confidence	high
identifier	OAIC GenAI training guidance
filing date	unknown
jurisdiction	Australia
adoption date	2024-10-21
affected works	voice recordings; audio datasets; personal information in creative works
current status	active_guidance
effective date	unknown
affected models	unknown
canonical title	OAIC guidance on privacy and developing and training generative AI models
confidence basis	Primary or official source reviewed; legal effect stated conservatively.
enforcement date	unknown
affected datasets	unknown
issuing authority	Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
primary documents	https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-guidance-for-organisations-and-government-agencies/guidance-on-privacy-and-developing-and-training-generative-ai-models/_nocache
unresolved questions	How the guidance applies to specific scraped music or speech datasets.
affected entity types	generative AI developers; model trainers; data controllers
affected organizations	unknown