Italy Bans ChatGPT Chatbot Over Data Privacy Concerns

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Italy's national privacy regulator has ordered an effective ban of AI chatbot ChatGPT, accusing creators OpenAI of "unlawful collection of personal data." 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. OpenAI has 20 days to communicate what measures it's taken to meet the regulators' requirements, and may face fines of up to €20 million if it fails.
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