Panasonic HD subsidiary uploads personal information of approximately 330,000 employees to prohibited generative AI
A Panasonic Holdings subsidiary announced that an employee accidentally uploaded personal data of approximately 334,000 current and former employees and their families to an external generative AI service that is prohibited for internal use.
Key points
- •An employee involved in an internal project at Panasonic Operational Excellence uploaded data containing personal information of approximately 334,000 people to an external generative AI service.
- •The data included personal information of Panasonic Group employees, former employees, and their families.
- •The external generative AI service used was explicitly prohibited from being used within the Panasonic Group.