Italy slaps OpenAI with €15 million fine over ChatGPT privac...

ROME, Dec 21 -- Italy's data protection authority on Friday said it had fined OpenAI 15 million euros (RM70.5 million) over the use of personal data by ChatGPT, but the US tech firm said it would appeal. The Italian Data Protection Authority (GPDP) watchdog began an investigation in March 2023 when it temporarily blocked ChatGPT in Italy over privacy concerns, becoming the first Western country to take action against the popular AI chatbot. Announcing the conclusion of its probe on Friday, the GPDP said it had "imposed a fine of 15 million euros on OpenAI, which was also calculated taking into account the company's cooperative attitude". It said OpenAI "did not notify the authority of the data breach it underwent in March 2023, it has processed users' personal data to train ChatGPT without first identifying an appropriate legal basis and has violated the principle of transparency and ...