{"id":136883,"date":"2026-06-23T21:03:54","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T20:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/univga.org\/ia-donnees-personnelles-questions\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T09:56:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T08:56:12","slug":"ai-personal-data-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/univga.org\/en\/ia-donnees-personnelles-questions\/","title":{"rendered":"Are your personal data safe with AI?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why read this article?<\/h2>\n

Imagine a bank advisor copying a client's statement into an artificial intelligence (AI) assistant to summarize their credit profile. The summary arrives quickly, and it seems useful. But one question remains open: is the client's information retained by the tool? Can it be read by someone else? Can it be used to improve the service without clear consent?<\/p>\n

Also imagine a hospital or university wanting to classify patient or student files. Should names, grades, diagnoses, identification documents, and addresses be masked before use? Who verifies that these files are not stored longer than necessary? Before asking an AI to 'save time,' one must know what it does with your data.<\/p>\n

What is it, concretely?<\/h2>\n

Knowing whether an AI protects your data means checking if it treats your information like a bank treats its clients' money. A simple phrase: before using an AI, ask seven questions about what it receives, why it receives it, who can access it, where the data is stored, how long it remains, how it is rendered unreadable to unauthorized persons, and whether it is used to train the tool. The issue is not only technical: it is also a legal, financial, and trust risk.<\/p>\n

Why this is important for you<\/h2>\n