Italian Regulator: OpenAI's ChatGPT Violates Privacy Laws

Italy's Data Protection Authority has found that OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot breaches data protection rules by collecting personal data and failing to implement age protections. The regulator is concerned about the mass collection of users' data used to train the algorithm and the potential exposure of younger users to inappropriate content. OpenAI has 30 days to respond, and under EU GDPR law, could face fines of up to 4% of its global turnover. Italy had previously blocked ChatGPT in March 2023, citing privacy concerns, but reinstated it after OpenAI addressed some issues.