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AI-assisted subject access request (AI-assisted SAR)

A formal request from a person to see the personal data an organisation holds, but written by an AI assistant on their behalf. Regulators confirm these are still valid, so organisations must answer them even when the request is AI-drafted and contains errors. It raises questions about how to handle missing, hallucinated, or overly broad requests.
AI in the hands of citizens is multiplying these compliance obligations, and poor handling carries data-protection penalties.
UK ICO — Subject access requests generated by artificial intelligence
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