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OpenAI has been recently confronted by the Italian authorities with an order concerning its AI chatbot, ChatGPT. This resulted from a data leak revealing users' chat histories and financial records, visible to the Garante, the Italian data protection authority. To protect users' data and rights, tech professionals, including Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak, have signed an open letter urging AI labs to stop training AI systems beyond GPT-4 level for six months. OpenAI now has twenty days to comply to the Garante's recommendations or face fines of up to 20 million euros.

Recently, the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) ordered the shutdown of ChatGPT, a popular Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot, due to its alleged violation of the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). With this, organizations that use the chatbot are left wondering if this is a sign of the EU’s commitment towards innovative AI technologies. OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, received a "ToDo List" from the Garante to improve the chatbot and ensure data security. The order has been met with contrasting responses from organizations developing AI and other disruptive technologies. In light of this, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) is expected to issue a statement on the issue.

OpenAI’s ChatGPT has seen immense success since its launch late last year, with 100 million users worldwide. The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has set up a task force to create regulations for this AI platform, following recent privacy-related bans in Italy and Germany. The Spanish and French data protection agencies have also started an investigation, with five complaints from French users, one of which was from an MP. EDPB's move to protect user’s data while promoting AI technology is commendable.

OpenAI's flagship AI ChatGPT recently felt the wrath of Italy's data protection authority, the Garante. Due to a lack of adequate information regarding the processing of data, no age verification protocol and various inaccuracies, the Garante issued an urgent order, gave OpenAI 20 days to rectify this or face hefty fines up to 4% of global revenue. 1000 technologists and researchers published an open letter requesting a pause in the development of advanced AI systems. Altman, OpenAI president and co-chairman of Y Combinator, has firmly committed to safely evolve AI with the right ethical standards.

. OpenAI, a San Francisco-based Artificial Intelligence firm, must implement measures to comply with Italian data protection laws in response to the Italian agency, Garante's directive. The firm must be transparent in its data processing practices with an information notice and comprehensive age-based screening for minors. The directives also include providing users full control to exercise their rights concerning their personal data. OpenAI is held responsible to comply with the given deadlines or face penalties.