Italy Fines OpenAI Over ChatGPT Privacy Rules Breach

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Italy's data protection agency, Garante, fined ChatGPT maker OpenAI 15 million euros ($15.58 million). As cited from Reuters, the decision was taken after the agency closed an investigation into the use of personal data by the generative artificial intelligence application. The fine comes after the authority found OpenAI processed users' personal data to "train ChatGPT without having an adequate legal basis and violated the principle of transparency and the related information obligations towards users." OpenAI said the decision was "disproportionate" and that the company will file an appeal against it. The investigation, which started in 2023, also concluded that the U.S.-based company did not have an adequate age verification system in place to prevent children under the age of 13 from being exposed to inappropriate AI-generated content, the authority said on Fri...