Italian regulators order ChatGPT ban over alleged violation of data privacy laws
by James Vincent from The Verge - All Posts on (#6AC6P)
OpenAI is accused of unlawful collection of personal data." | Illustration: The Verge Italy's national privacy regulator has ordered an effective ban of AI chatbot ChatGPT, accusing creators OpenAI of unlawful collection of personal data." It's ordered OpenAI to stop collecting Italian users' data immediately until it amends its data collection practices.
The country's Data Protection Authority, the GPDP, issued a press release this morning saying that the company lacks lawful justification for the collection of users' personal information. The GPDP says that OpenAI also has no mechanism in place to stop underage users accessing the service, which exposes minors to absolutely unsuitable answers compared to their degree of development and self-awareness" (translation via Google).
This isn't the first time that Italy's...