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What's New - Reaching Out to the Community – Privacy Commissioner Interviewed by Commercial Radio’s “Beautiful Sunday” to Explain the “Checklist on Guidelines for the Use of Generative AI by Employees”
Date: 7 April 2025
In the interview, the Privacy Commissioner said that as many organisations may use generative AI (Gen AI) in their business operations, the Guidelines was issued by the PCPD with the aim to assist organisations in developing internal policies or guidelines on the use of Gen AI by employees at work. To assist organisations in using AI while safeguarding the personal data privacy of individuals, the PCPD has also launched the “AI Security Hotline” (2110 1155), and will continue to organise in-house seminars for organisations.
The Privacy Commissioner also reminded organisations that the use of customer data to train AI models would be subject to the requirements of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, and that customers’ consent would be required for any change of purposes of use of personal data.
Reaching Out to the Community – Privacy Commissioner Interviewed by Commercial Radio’s “Beautiful Sunday” to Explain the “Checklist on Guidelines for the Use of Generative AI by Employees”
The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (Privacy Commissioner), Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, was interviewed by Commercial Radio’s “Beautiful Sunday” on 6 April to explain the “Checklist on Guidelines for the Use of Generative AI by Employees” (Guidelines) issued by her Office (PCPD).In the interview, the Privacy Commissioner said that as many organisations may use generative AI (Gen AI) in their business operations, the Guidelines was issued by the PCPD with the aim to assist organisations in developing internal policies or guidelines on the use of Gen AI by employees at work. To assist organisations in using AI while safeguarding the personal data privacy of individuals, the PCPD has also launched the “AI Security Hotline” (2110 1155), and will continue to organise in-house seminars for organisations.
The Privacy Commissioner also reminded organisations that the use of customer data to train AI models would be subject to the requirements of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, and that customers’ consent would be required for any change of purposes of use of personal data.
The Privacy Commissioner, Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling (middle), was interviewed by Commercial Radio’s “Beautiful Sunday”.