{"id":662,"date":"2023-04-29T12:48:14","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T12:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/chatgpt-accessible-again-in-italy\/"},"modified":"2023-04-29T12:48:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T12:48:14","slug":"chatgpt-accessible-again-in-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/260web.com\/news\/chatgpt-accessible-again-in-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"ChatGPT accessible again in Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"

ChatGPT accessible again in Italy<\/p>\n

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By Shiona McCallum<\/div>\n
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Access to the ChatGPT chatbot has been restored in Italy.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It was banned by the Italian data-protection authority at the start of April over privacy concerns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It maker, OpenAI, which is backed by Microsoft, said it had successfully “addressed or clarified” the issues raised.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It said its privacy policy was now accessible to people before they registered for ChatGPT and there was a new tool to verify the age of users.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Italian data-protection authority, also known as Garante, had temporarily restricted the chatbot and launched a probe over the artificial intelligence application’s suspected breach.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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As Garante had accused OpenAI of failing to check the age of ChatGPT’s users who are supposed to be aged 13 or above, OpenAI said it would offer a tool to verify users’ ages in Italy upon sign-up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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OpenAI explained that it would also provide a new form for European Union users to exercise their right to object to its use of personal data to train its models.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Italian regulator told the BBC it “welcomed the measures OpenAI implemented” but called for even more compliance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In particular, the spokesperson said, around “implementing an age verification system and planning and conducting an information campaign to inform Italians of what happened as well as of their right to opt-out from the processing of their personal data for training algorithms.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Garante said it would carry on its “fact-finding activities regarding OpenAI also under the umbrella of the ad-hoc task force that was set up by the European Data Protection Board.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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An OpenAI spokesperson said it appreciated the Garante for being collaborative, and that it would continue ongoing constructive discussions. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Millions of people have used ChatGPT since it launched in November 2022. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It can answer questions using natural, human like language and it can also mimic other writing styles. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Microsoft has spent billions of dollars on it and it was added to Bing last month. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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It has also said that it will embed a version of the technology in its Office apps, including Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Bard, Google’s; rival artificial-intelligence chatbot, is now available, but only to specific users over the age of 18. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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