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What is POLITICO Pro? Policy areas Our Pro coverage Request a demo Contact us Hot Topics * Qatargate * War in Ukraine * Brexit * Living Cities Politico Pro Free From Italian privacy regulator bans ChatGPT Calls have grown to suspend new releases of popular AI tool. ChatGPT Artificial intelligence App icon ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence chatbot app | iStock By Clothilde Goujard March 31, 2023 12:26 pm CET 2 minutes read * Share on Facebook * Share on Twitter * Share on Linkedin * Share on WhatsApp * Mail * Print Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. The Italian privacy regulator Friday ordered a ban on ChatGPT over alleged privacy violations. The national data protection authority said it will immediately block and investigate OpenAI, the U.S. company behind the popular artificial intelligence tool, from processing the data of Italian users. The order is temporary until the company respects the EU's landmark privacy law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Calls to suspend new ChatGPT releases and investigate its maker OpenAI over a range of risks for privacy, cybersecurity and disinformation are growing on both sides of the Atlantic. Elon Musk and dozens of AI experts this week called for a pause to updates of ChatGPT. Consumer advocacy group BEUC also called on March 30 for EU and national authorities including data protection watchdogs to investigate ChatGPT. The authority said the company lacks a legal basis justifying "the mass collection and storage of personal data ... to 'train' the algorithms" of ChatGPT. The company also processes data inaccurately, it added. 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"We believe we comply with GDPR and other privacy laws," said the spokesperson in a written response to POLITICO. The CEO of the company, Sam Altman, said on Twitter that OpenAI was deferring to "the Italian government" on the issue. "Italy is one of my favorite countries and I look forward to visiting again soon," he added. This story has been updated with comment from OpenAI. More from ... 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