The Italian authorities have announced that they will temporarily ban the use of ChatGPT, an interactive AI developed by an American venture company, on the grounds that it is suspected of violating laws on the protection of personal information, such as the collection of a huge amount of personal data.
According to a statement issued by the Italian data protection authority on the 31st of last month, there was a report on the 20th of last month that there was a data breach regarding the content of user conversations and payment information regarding ChatGPT developed by open AI in the United States.
Authorities said they had not properly informed users of the data they were collecting and that there was no mechanism to verify their age when accessing it.
It seems that they collected a huge amount of personal data necessary for learning AI = artificial intelligence without legal basis, and the company is temporarily banning the use of ChatGPT on the suspicion that such a method violates Italian law on the protection of personal information.
According to Reuters, Italy is the first country in Europe and the United States to ban its use.
Authorities say that if the company does not comply with the request for Open AI to resolve the issue within 20 days, it could be fined up to 2000 million euros, or about 28.4 billion yen in Japan yen, or <>% of annual sales.
Sam Altman, CEO of Open AI, posted on his Twitter account, "We believe we are complying with the law, but in accordance with the Italian government, we have stopped providing ChatGPT."