Last Updated: January 29, 2024, 16:36 IST
OpenAI has been facing privacy concerns in the country since 2023
Italy’s data protection authority said on Monday it told OpenAI that its artificial intelligence application ChatGPT breaches data protection rules.
MILAN: Italy’s data protection authority said on Monday it told OpenAI that its artificial intelligence application ChatGPT breaches data protection rules.
Following a probe started last year, the regulator believes there are elements indicating potential violations, it said in a statement.
It added that OpenAI has 30 days to present defence arguments.
The Italian data authority briefly banned ChatGPT last year over the alleged breach of EU privacy rules.
Back in April last year, the Italian agency accused OpenAI of failing to check the age of ChatGPT users and criticised the “absence of any legal basis” that justified the massive collection and storage of personal data.
In a statement, the privacy agency laid out a set of “concrete” demands to be met at the earliest. Italy was the first western European country to move against OpenAI, but the rapid development of the technology has attracted attention from lawmakers and regulators in several countries.
Many experts say new regulations are needed to govern AI because of its potential impact on national security, jobs and education.