Chat GPT AI banned in Italy over privacy concerns

The Italian data protection authority is now investigating whether ChatGPT has complied with European GDPR rules

Millions have used ChatGPT, which was created by US startup OpenAI and is backed by Microsoft, since it officially launched last November. Picture: AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File

Italy has become the first European country to block advanced artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT.

In a statement on Friday, Italy's data-protection authority said it had made the decision to block the chatbot and investigate whether it complied with European Greater Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), over privacy concerns.