OpenAI says to host some customers' data in Europe

PARIS, Feb 7 -- ChatGPT developer OpenAI said yesterday that it would allow some European customers to store and process data from conversations with its chatbots within the European Union, rather than on its infrastructure in the United States or elsewhere. The move underscores the impact of EU regulations on what major digital platforms, including artificial intelligence developers, can do with data originating from the bloc. OpenAI said companies and educational institutions that pay for employees or students to use its chatbots would be offered the option to store data from those interactions in Europe. Developers using the company's models as a foundation to develop their own AI-powered apps will also be able to opt for users' queries to be processed within the EU. "This helps organisations operating in Europe meet local data sovereignty requirements," OpenAI said. The move com...