On privacy and machine unlearning: A discussion with Jevan Hutson
On privacy and machine unlearning: A discussion with Jevan Hutson
https://iapp.org/news/a/on-privacy-and-machine-unlearinng-a-discussion-with-jevan-hutson
Publish Date: 2026-03-11 09:28:00
Source Domain: iapp.org
- Large language models and artificial intelligence (AI) systems demand substantial data which often conflict with privacy principles, such as purpose limitation and data minimization.
- Privacy laws like the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) include rights that are challenging to reconcile with modern AI systems.
- “Machine unlearning” is emerging as a method to address deletion requests of data previously trained into AI models, potentially helping to balance AI development with privacy.
- Jevan Hutson, from the University of Washington Technology Law and Public Policy Clinic, co-wrote a law review article discussing machine unlearning and its implications for privacy law.
- Hutson, along with IAPP Editorial Director Jedidiah Bracy, discusses in an episode how machine unlearning techniques can augment privacy law enforcement tools for practitioners and regulators.
