Emilie Grenaud
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Italian authorities accuse OpenAI and ChatGPT of not respecting data security legislation. Access to artificial intelligence has therefore been blocked in the country.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE – Italy became, this Friday March 31, the first country in the world to block ChatGPT, the OpenAI conversational robot, for data security reasons. A decision that is not to the taste of all Italians, disappointed to be the only ones in the world no longer able to access the American tool.
While a company spokesperson confirmed to AFP that ChatGPT had indeed been “ disabled for users in Italy” in order to comply with the decision of the authorities, on social networks, many are surprised that they no longer have access to American AI.
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“Access denied, you do not have access to chat.openai.com”reports the OpenAi site in Italy since this Friday, as you can see below:
#ChatGPT bloccato in Italy dal Garante della Privacy #openAI https://t.co/7Qey6nIHVY https://t.co/boIJWPhQ93
— Alessandro Antonucci (@techworldaleant)
As you can see in the tweets below, some do not hesitate to be ironic and ape the prerogative, like this user who underlines the uniqueness of Italian decision-making with a map.
Mappa dei paesi che hanno bloccato ChatGPT per tutelare la privacy dei cittadini. 🤦🏻♂️ https://t.co/1GZyKGqEaQ
— Gianni Ceccano (@gianner)
“Map of countries that have blocked ChatGPT to protect the privacy of their citizens. »
Apprendo ora del blocco di chat GPT e io che pensavo di aver risolto per sempre tutti i miei problemi lavorativi https://t.co/yWRTyCgYIi
— Andreants (@andreants2)
“I am now discovering the ChatGPT block. And I thought I had solved all my work problems for good. »
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Svelato il vero motivo del blocco di ChatGPT in Italia… https://t.co/0hfuSSW7Gb
— Marco Apadula (@MarcoApadula)
“The real reason for the blocking of ChatGTP in Italy”laughs this user, with a screenshot of a question asked to the conversational tool: “Can I put pineapple on a pizza? “. Response from ChatGPT: ” Yes you can. It’s a question of taste. »
Others laugh at ChatGPT’s response when asked about Italian blocking. “I am sorry to hear that Italy has decided to ban access to artificial intelligence services like me for security reasons. I am not capable of actions that would compromise the security of data or users”justifies the conversational robot.
La reazione di #ChatGPT alla notizia del ban in Italia 😂 https://t.co/pCZYsJNBqQ
— Andrea Castagna 🇺🇦 (@and_castagna)
Some rebels are not ready to drop their favorite artificial intelligence and already let it be known that it is still possible to use it thanks to certain means.
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Dopo il blocco di #ChatGPT da parte di OpenAI esistono tre modi per aggirare il problema: Tor, VPN, Ryanair
— Gianluigi Crimi #RussiansGoHome (@GigiCrimi)
“After OpenAI blocked #ChatGPT, there are three ways around the problem: Tor, VPN, Ryanair”, writes this user in reference to the computer tools allowing to circumvent the blocking… and to the low cost airline.
In a little less than three weeks, Italians will probably be able to use ChatGPT again. The Italian Cnil, which criticizes OpenAI for not respecting European regulations on the processing of private information and for not having a system to verify the age of minor users, leaves ” 20 days “ company to comply with the law.
In case of breach, OpenAI risks a sanction “up to 20 million euros or up to 4% of annual worldwide turnover”the maximum provided for by the European Regulation on Personal Data (GDPR).
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