The Irish data protection authority is investigating Google for possible breaches of EU data protection rules in the development of its AI models. The focus is on whether Google conducted a privacy impact assessment for its PaLM2 AI language model, Natasha Lomas reports for TechCrunch. The agency is investigating whether Google sufficiently considered the risks to the rights and freedoms of individuals whose data was used to train the AI. Violations could result in fines of up to 4% of global annual revenue. Google said it takes its GDPR obligations seriously and will cooperate with the authority.