The Italian government reversed its position on OpenAI's chatbot on Friday, less than a month after banning ChatGPT due to concerns about privacy. The choice comes after the startup answered concerns raised about the protection and security of client information in the man-made consciousness stage.
In an email statement, an OpenAI spokesperson informed that "ChatGPT is available again to our users in Italy." We remain committed to safeguarding their privacy, and we are thrilled to have them back."
Italy joined Russia, China, North Korea, Cuba, Iran, and Syria in imposing bans on the use of ChatGPT within their borders at the end of March.
The ban was initially imposed by Italy in response to claims that ChatGPT was collecting and storing user data without their permission. These worries prompted Canada, Germany, Sweden, and France, among others, to start their own investigations into the widely used tool.
Recently, Italian information insurance guard dog organization Garante offered a peace offering to OpenAI that might have resumed the entryway for the chatbot's re-visitation of the country.
OpenAI was required to impose age restrictions, provide options for data management, make it clear how data is processed, and let users opt out of having their data used.
While it didn't explicitly refer to the circumstance in Italy, OpenAI carried out a progression of new highlights on Tuesday, including the capacity for clients to switch off their talk history as well as quit permitting the organization to involve their information in its preparation models.
The spokesperson stated, "We have addressed or clarified the issues raised by the Garante," citing the publication of an article about its collection and use of training data, as well as making its opt-out form and privacy policy more visible to the platform users.
The spokesperson went on to say that the company will continue to respond to privacy requests via email, that EU users will be able to use a new form to object to the use of their data in model training, and that users in Italy will be able to verify their age when signing up.
The giant of machine learning has also promised to keep improving its security measures to deal with so-called AI "hallucinations," in which an AI produces content, news, or information about people, events, or facts that is unexpected, false, and unsubstantiated.
OpenAI stated, "We look forward to ongoing constructive discussions and appreciate the Garante's collaboration."
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