Lifehacker Japan: Which Country will Follow Italy's Lead in Banning ChatGPT "Immediately"?

OpenAI’s ChatGPT has been widely praised, and there are almost no questions it can’t answer. but,Italy, Enforcer of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)temporarily banned the use of ChatGPT in Italy with immediate effect.

in short,Being in Italy, I can’t use AI chatbots right now.Let’s see why.

Why did Italy ban ChatGPT?

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On March 30, 2023, the Italian data protection authority, Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali (GPDP), announced a ban on ChatGPT with immediate effect.officially announced. This ban will continue until ChatGPT complies with the EU General Data Protection Regulation.

The Italian data regulatorOpenAI’s ChatGPT caused some problems, declared that it violates EU privacy laws. GDPD privacy concerns fall into five main areas:

1.Violation of Privacy Laws

The GDPD’s biggest concern is that ChatGPT continues to process personal data that violates privacy laws.How ChatGPT worksare trained prior to deployment, chatbots collect and process data from users in order to provide relevant answers.

Italian regulators want to ensure that data controllers comply with general obligations outlined in EU privacy law, which OpenAI has not been able to do.

2.Unauthorized collection of personal information

The GDPD argues that there is no legal justification for OpenAI’s collection and processing of large amounts of personal data to train ChatGPT’s algorithms, let alone violation of privacy laws.

According to Italian regulators, ChatGPT’s information does not always match the facts, and OpenAI may use falsified personal data.

3.Lack of accessible and transparent information

Furthermore, Italian regulators point out that OpenAI has not informed its users that it has collected data.This is also a clear violation of EU privacy law.

Four.Lack of age verification system

GDPD said that ChatGPT does not have an appropriate age detection mechanism,announced that it was exposing inappropriate information to users under the age of 13.

This violates the EU’s GDPR, which requires individuals to explicitly consent to the processing of their personal data. This is because individuals under the legal age cannot give consent on their behalf.

Five.Risk of data breach

Citing a data breach reported on March 20, 2023, Italian regulators expressed concern about the risk of chatbot data breaches.Criminals can use ChatGPT to commit fraud and cyber crimes, Europol saysannouncedThis seems to have heightened these concerns.

A data breach also violates Italian privacy law, so all data processors must take appropriate security measures.

Italy’s ChatGPT ban could bring other EU countries in line

The EU General Data Protection Regulation is said to be the strictest personal information protection law in the world, and the Italian ban highlights the importance of data compliance in Europe.

IrelandThe data authority is studying the GDPD move and is reported to be willing to “coordinate” with the EU regarding the ban.

The UK data regulator is also said to have declared its support for AI, provided it complies with data protection laws.

Italy’s ban on ChatGPT is said to be temporary, though total. Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali asks OpenAI to provide details of the measures it has taken to comply with the improvement order.

If OpenAI does not comply, the ban could become permanent (in fact, Italy permanently bans the use of another AI chatbot called Replika),In addition, OpenAI will pay 20 million euros or 4% of annual global turnover.

Will Italy’s ChatGPT ban improve global AI data compliance?

Or will it hinder the rapid growth of AI chatbots? Either way, it will have a big impact on ChatGPT.