The other day, I told you Bing Chat getting ads will finally start the ChatGPT privacy conversation we need to have. And it looks like I was wrong. Regulators were already looking into generative AI chatbots’ privacy practices. An Italian regulator has now ordered a ban on OpenAI’s ChatGPT in the country over privacy concerns.
This ban isn’t like the early ChatGPT bans from schools that wanted to prevent students from cheating on exams. This time it’s different, and it’s not surprising. As amazing as AI chatbots might be, we need clear, strong privacy practices in place. Companies like OpenAI, Microsoft, and Google will eat up tons of data to train their ChatGPT and other AI products.
