OpenAI gives in to Italy’s data privacy demands, ending ChatGPT ban
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In March, an Italian privacy regulator temporarily banned OpenAI's ChatGPT, worried that the text generator had no age-verification controls or any "legal basis" for gathering online user data to train the AI tool's algorithms. The regulator gave OpenAI until April 30 to fix these issues, and last Friday, OpenAI announced it had implemented many of the requested changes ahead of schedule. In a statement to the Associated Press, OpenAI confirmed that Italy has lifted the ban.
"ChatGPT is available again to our users in Italy," OpenAI's statement said. "We are excited to welcome them back, and we remain dedicated to protecting their privacy."
OpenAI made several concessions to the Italian Data Protection Authority to bring ChatGPT back to Italy, The Wall Street Journal reported.