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Oreste Pollicino, Professor of Constitutional Law, Bocconi University

ChatGPT: lessons learned from Italy's temporary ban of the AI chatbot

The Italian data protection authority used an emergency procedure to impose the temporary ban. Shutterstock / Diego Thomazini

In March 2023, Italy became the first western country to block the advanced chatbot known as ChatGPT.

The Italian data protection authority, Garante, cited concerns over the protection of personal data when making this decision. It has given OpenAI, the California-based company that created ChatGPT, until the end of April to comply with its demands.

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