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Citing Data Privacy Concerns, Italy Bans Chat GPT
The Italian government has banned ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence tool, over data privacy concerns.
Italy is the first country to restrict the use of ChatGPT since its popularity exploded globally in recent months.
The Italian data protection agency on Friday announced that it would immediately block the chatbot from collecting Italian users’ data while authorities investigate OpenAI, the San-Francisco based company behind the ChatGPT.
It described the move as a temporary measure “until ChatGPT respects privacy”.
The agency, also known as Garante, accused OpenAI of failing to check the age of ChatGPT’s users who are supposed to be aged 13 or above.
Garante said OpenAI had “no legal basis” for using the data it had amassed “to train the algorithms that power the platform.”
The agency gave OpenAI an ultimatum of 20 days to respond to the order and provide the measures it has taken in response to its concerns.
Speaking on the development, OpenAI said it has disabled ChatGPT for Italian users at the government’s request.