Italy’s privacy watchdog Garante said Monday it has notified OpenAI that its artificial intelligence chatbot application ChatGPT allegedly violates rules on the protection of personal data.
Garante opened a probe last year after temporarily banning the use of ChatGPT in Italy for the alleged violation of European Union data protection rules.
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“The authority has concluded that the acquired elements can configure one or more breaches of the EU regulation [on data protection],” Garante said in a statement.
OpenAI couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.
The company has now 30 days to communicate its defense arguments, the privacy watchdog said.
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It added that its investigation will also consider the work carried out by a European task force comprising national privacy watchdogs.
Under EU rules, companies found to be in breach of the regulations on data protection face fines of up to 4% of the company’s global turnover.