ChatGPT’s woes in Italy spreads to other AI companies

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become the talk of the town ever since Microsoft-backed OpenAI launched its model ChatGPT in October 2022. The chatbot’s sensational popularity has also turned some eyes as several countries including India are planning to draft AI-related regulations to control its and similar techs’ unhindered growth.

Italy temporarily banned ChatGPT in March this year. Now, the country’s data protection authority Garante is reportedly planning to probe other AI platforms. According to a report by Reuters, a top official has said that Italy is planning to hire AI experts as it ramps up scrutiny of the powerful technology after the ChatGPT ban.