Italy Allows ChatGPT Again
Less than a month ago, Italy banned using the ChatGPT chatbot in the country. Now that ban is being lifted because OpenAI, the company that created the chatbot, has added several privacy features.
The popular AI chatbot ChatGPT was completely banned in Italy less than a month ago. On April 28, the ban was lifted shortly after OpenAI responded to concerns and made appropriate improvements to protect user privacy.
An OpenAI spokesperson told Decrypt:
"ChatGPT is available again to our users in Italy. We are thrilled to welcome them back and remain committed to protecting their privacy."
Italy was not the only country to ban the use of ChatGPT. Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, and Syria are also countries that have prohibited chatbot use on their territory.
Italy came up with the measure after a report emerged that ChatGPT collected and stored users' data without their knowledge or consent. Other countries such as Canada, France, Sweden, and Germany have expressed similar concerns and have launched their own investigations into ChatGPT.
The Italian data protection authority, Garante, has suggested to OpenAI the possibility of reintroducing the chatbot in the country if certain conditions are met. The agency required the company to introduce an age restriction, as well as to clarify how data is processed, insisting on introducing a data management option and adding the ability to opt out of the use of the data.
On April 25, OpenAI released an update with several new features, including the ability to turn off chat history and opt out of the company's use of user data for training models.
An OpenAI spokesperson said, "We have resolved or clarified the issues raised by Garante." The spokesperson also added that they will continue to address privacy requests via email and will introduce a form for EU users to object to their history being used in training models. An age verification tool will be presented for users in Italy during registration.
OpenAI has also promised to continue to improve any security vulnerabilities and to address so-called "hallucinations" of artificial intelligence. A hallucination is a bug in which AI creates unexpected, false, unsubstantiated message content or information about people, events, or facts that never happened.
OpenAI added, "We appreciate the collaboration with Garante and look forward to continued constructive discussions."
Source: decrypt.co
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The popular AI chatbot ChatGPT was completely banned in Italy less than a month ago. On April 28, the ban was lifted shortly after OpenAI responded to concerns and made appropriate improvements to protect user privacy.
An OpenAI spokesperson told Decrypt:
"ChatGPT is available again to our users in Italy. We are thrilled to welcome them back and remain committed to protecting their privacy."
Italy was not the only country to ban the use of ChatGPT. Russia, China, North Korea, Iran, and Syria are also countries that have prohibited chatbot use on their territory.
Italy came up with the measure after a report emerged that ChatGPT collected and stored users' data without their knowledge or consent. Other countries such as Canada, France, Sweden, and Germany have expressed similar concerns and have launched their own investigations into ChatGPT.
The Italian data protection authority, Garante, has suggested to OpenAI the possibility of reintroducing the chatbot in the country if certain conditions are met. The agency required the company to introduce an age restriction, as well as to clarify how data is processed, insisting on introducing a data management option and adding the ability to opt out of the use of the data.
On April 25, OpenAI released an update with several new features, including the ability to turn off chat history and opt out of the company's use of user data for training models.
An OpenAI spokesperson said, "We have resolved or clarified the issues raised by Garante." The spokesperson also added that they will continue to address privacy requests via email and will introduce a form for EU users to object to their history being used in training models. An age verification tool will be presented for users in Italy during registration.
OpenAI has also promised to continue to improve any security vulnerabilities and to address so-called "hallucinations" of artificial intelligence. A hallucination is a bug in which AI creates unexpected, false, unsubstantiated message content or information about people, events, or facts that never happened.
OpenAI added, "We appreciate the collaboration with Garante and look forward to continued constructive discussions."
Source: decrypt.co
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