# Italy orders ChatGPT blocked citing data protection concerns

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/italy-orders-chatgpt-blocked-citing-data-protection-concerns/
- Published: 2023-04-02T09:00:55-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Image Credits: Stefani Reynolds / AFP / Getty Images. Article by Natasha Lomas. TechCrunch – March 31, 2023. Two days after an open letter called for a moratorium on the development of more powerful generative AI models so regulators can catch up with the likes of ChatGPT, Italy’s data protection authority has just put out a timely reminder that some countries do have laws that already apply to cutting edge AI: it has ordered OpenAI to stop processing people’s data locally with immediate effect. […] Click here to view original web page at techcrunch.com