ChatGPT launched in November last year as an experimental AI chatbot that quickly became popular for answering in a human-like manner. Initially running on OpenAI's model GPT- 3.5, ChatGPT was soon being used by people for writing essays, giving content creation ideas, simplifying complex information, composing poetry, and so on.
Ednews informs via India Today that ChatGPT, in order to serve you better, saves your conversations and has the ability to recall them as well. OpenAI's privacy policy about the chatbot also states that the company 'collects personal information such as name, email address, and payment information when necessary for business purposes’. The Italian government recently banned ChatGPT after accusing it of collecting users' data 'unlawfully'.
It is being reported that Germany might soon follow Italy's footsteps and ban the use of ChatGPT in the country. A Reuters report, originally attributed to the Handelsblatt newspaper, quotes the German commissioner for data protection saying that the country might ban the viral AI chatbot due to data security concerns.
Referring to Italy's ban of ChatGPT, Ulrich Kelber said, "In principle, such action is also possible in Germany." He further added that this would fall under state jurisdiction and didn't really divulge any details about such a plan.
The report further mentions that Germany requested Italy to share further information about the basis of its ChatGPT ban. In fact, countries like France and Ireland are also pondering over Italy's ChatGPT ban and wish to discuss the country's findings.
