- By Shiona McCallum
- Technology reporter
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OpenAI launched ChatGPT last November
Italy has become the first Western country to block advanced chatbot ChatGPT.
The Italian data-protection authority said there were privacy concerns relating to the model, which was created by US start-up OpenAI and is backed by Microsoft.
The regulator said it would ban and investigate OpenAI “with immediate effect”.
OpenAI told the BBC it complied with privacy laws.
Millions of people have used ChatGPT since it launched in November 2022.
It can…
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