Why was chatgpt banned in Italy?

Julia Horowitz contributed reporting. Regulators in Italy issued a temporary ban on ChatGPT Friday, effective immediately, due to privacy concerns and said they had opened an investigation into how OpenAI, the US company behind the popular chatbot, uses data.

Should chatgpt be banned in the US?

So far, there’s been no word of any action being taken to limit ChatGPT in the U.S. Last month, the Federal Trade Commission received a complaint from a nonprofit research group alleging GPT-4, OpenAI’s latest large language model, is “biased, deceptive, and a risk to privacy and public safety” and violates the agency’s AI guidelines.

Why did OpenAI block chatgpt in Italy?

However, this did not satisfy Italy’s data protection authority, which was concerned about the lack of age verification. The reaction by OpenAI was, first, to block access to ChatGPT in Italy and, second, to demonstrate its availability to collaborate with Garante on complying with the temporary order.

Is chatgpt available in Italy?

"ChatGPT is available again for our users in Italy. We are delighted to welcome them back and remain committed to protecting their personal data," an OpenAI spokesperson said. When viewing the platform from Germany, the new data protection options were also available.