--- title: "The data privacy regulation has led the Italian government to outlaw ChatGPT" description: "OpenAI has 20 days to reply with remedies or risk punishment of 20 million euros ($21.68 million) or 4% of its global sales." author: "Anonymous User" published: 2023-04-01 canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/news/2953/the-data-privacy-regulation-has-led-the-italian-government-to-outlaw-chatgpt category: "news" tags: ["chat app", "news"] reading_time: 3 minutes --- # The data privacy regulation has led the Italian government to outlaw ChatGPT ## Key Points: \ - OpenAI has pulled ChatGPT down in Italy following Friday's temporary prohibition by the country's [Data Protection](https://www.mindstick.com/blog/303929/what-is-data-protection-and-why-is-it-important) Authority. \ - OpenAI has 20 days to provide a response or face a punishment of up to 20 million euros ($21.68 million) or 4% of its annual global revenue. \ - Since its introduction a year ago, ChatGPT has sparked a technological craze, encouraging competitors to produce comparable products and corporations to integrate it or similar technology into their applications and products. \ ## Introduction On Friday, Italy's Data Protection Authority temporarily banned ChatGPT and began an inquiry into its alleged privacy violations. OpenAI pulled ChatGPT offline in Italy. \ - Garante accused Microsoft-backed OpenAI of failing to validate ChatGPT users' 13-year-old age. \ - Garante claims ChatGPT lacks "any legal foundation that authorises the broad acquisition and storage of personal data" to "train" the chatbot. \ - OpenAI has 20 days to fix the issue or pay 20 million euros ($21.68 million), 4% of its global income. \ - At Garante's request, OpenAI disabled ChatGPT in Italy. \ - Italy's website was inaccessible. The ChatGPT Webpage warns that the website owner may have restricted access. \ ![The data privacy regulation has led the Italian government to outlaw ChatGPT](https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/BafGukMCtdxAjgRbJYtTVWAE3pfN7u3vVjV5Zul8uMyq0mAW8u2dRDRoQ8eTYQjM-ofdyCvaMTsyW0k-uLksqLlUKqiG2rmviN_yWw0HfGYYHaAN8oiLha-iwsw3g-yjhjXNNcIAXDNaCHcGtJHYrNw) \ According to OpenAI, we remove personal data from ChatGPT and other AI systems to teach them about the world, not [specific people](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96381/how-do-you-find-2nd-degree-connections-to-specific-people-on-facebook). \ Italy is the first Western nation to restrict ChatGPT's use of domestic users' personal data. \ In Africa, Iran, Russia, Hong Kong, and mainland China, where residents cannot establish OpenAI accounts, the chatbot is unavailable. \ [**Also read: Google makes its ChatGPT rival AI, "Bard," available to beta testers**](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2784/google-makes-its-chatgpt-rival-ai-bard-available-to-beta-testers) \ ChatGPT, which debuted last year, has spawned a [tech](https://www.mindstick.com/services/technologies) craze, pushing competitors to create similar products and companies to incorporate it or related technologies into their apps and products. \ The technology's rapid rise has intrigued lawmakers worldwide. Experts say new rules are needed to control AI because it may affect [national security](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/106107/how-does-the-national-security-council-function), jobs, and education. \ All EU enterprises must comply with data protection legislation. According to a European Commission spokesman, the EU data protection authorities enforce the GDPR. \ The European Commission's executive [vice president](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/35925/this-president-was-a-congressman-senator-governor-and-vice-president-before-he-became-president), Margrethe Vestager, tweeted that the EU AI Act may not ban AI. \ [**Also read: Microsoft Unveils the New Bing with ChatGPT Integration**](https://www.mindstick.com/news/2788/microsoft-unveils-the-new-bing-with-chatgpt-integration) \ Regardless of technology, we must protect and enhance our rights. She said, "we regulate how AI is utilised," not AI technologies. "Don't waste decades of work in a few years."Elon Musk called for a six-month embargo on the building of systems more powerful than OpenAI's GPT-4 in an open letter on Wednesday, citing [potential risks](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/158111/what-are-some-ethical-considerations-and-potential-risks-associated-with-the-use-of-nanotechnology) to civilization. \ - OpenAI's AI [model training](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/116720/what-are-epochs-iterations-and-batch-size-in-model-training) is secret. \ - AI researcher and assistant professor Johanna Björklund of Ume University in Sweden says a lack of openness is the problem. The author advised "very clear" AI research. \ - ChatGPT [became the fastest](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/38635/name-the-south-african-cricketer-who-became-the-fastest-cricketer-to-make-10-odi-centuries-in-55-innings-breaking-the-record-of-virat-kohli-80-innings-of-india)-growing consumer app ever in January, according to a UBS analysis. --- Original Source: https://www.mindstick.com/news/2953/the-data-privacy-regulation-has-led-the-italian-government-to-outlaw-chatgpt Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.