Italy temporarily blocks ChatGPT over data privacy concerns

 Italy is the first Western country to take such action against the popular artificial intelligence chatbot.

The Italian government’s privacy watchdog has temporarily blocked the artificial intelligence (AI) software ChatGPT over data privacy concerns.

The announcement on Friday made Italy the first Western country to take such action against the popular AI chatbot.

The Italian Data Protection Authority described its action as provisional “until ChatGPT respects privacy”. Its measure involves temporarily limiting the company from holding Italian users’ data.