Italy’s Privacy Watchdog on Friday said it had blocked the controversial ChatGPT bot, saying the AI app does not respect user data and cannot verify a user’s age.
the decision “with direct effect” will result in Temporary restriction of to equip of Italian user data vs. OpenAI”, said the Italian data protection authority.
The agency launched an investigation.
ChatGPT, created by the American startup OpenAI and supported by Microsoft, can clearly answer difficult questions, write notations, sonnets, or essays, and can also pass difficult exams for students.
But the app that appeared in controversial november, with For fear of teachers will students use cheated, and policy- The makers concerned about spread of misinformation.
The agency said so on On March 20, the app experienced a data breach involving user conversations and payments information.
It said there was no legal basis for “bulk collection and stockpiling.” of Personal Data for the purpose of “training” algorithms related to the process of Platform “.
He. She also He said that because he wasn’t there way To check the age of the user, the app displays minors for answers that are totally inappropriate compared to their degree of development and awareness.”
She said the company has 20 days to respond how It will address the concerns of the oversight body, under penalty of a 20 million euros ($21.7 million), or up to 4% of annual returns.
Blocking of chat in Italy comes days after warning the European police agency “Europol” of the occurrence of criminals set to use application commit Fraud and other cybercrime, from phishing to malware.
