"Will Germany Follow Italy in Banning ChatGPT?"

Germany's data protection chief, Ulrich Kelber, has stated that the country may follow Italy's lead in banning ChatGPT due to concerns over personal information security. This comes after Italy's data protection agency launched an investigation into a suspected breach of privacy rules by ChatGPT, leading to a ban and investigation of the chatbot. Data privacy watchdogs in other EU nations have also contacted the Italian data regulator to discuss its findings. The Centre for AI and Digital Policy has filed a complaint urging the US Federal Trade Commission to prevent OpenAI from launching new commercial versions beyond its present iteration, called GPT-4.