ChatGPT can resume in Italy if meets data watchdog's demands
MILAN: Italy's data protection agency set out a list of demands on Wednesday which it said OpenAI must meet by April 30 to address the agency's concerns over the ChatGPT chatbot and allow the artificial intelligence service to resume in the country. Almost two weeks ago Microsoft Corp-backed OpenAI took ChatGPT offline in Italy after the authority, known as Garante, temporarily restricted its personal data processing and began a probe into a suspected breach of privacy rules. In a statement on Wednesday Garante laid out a set of "concrete" demands to be met by the end of this month "Only in this case.. the authority will suspend the provisional restrictions on the use of the data of Italian users ... and ChatGPT will once again become accessible in Italy," it said. OpenAI on Thursday welcomed the agency's move. "We are happy that the Italian Garante is reconsidering their decision and we look forward to working with th...