ChatGPT banned by regulator in Italy, which says there's no legal basis for using personal data to train the chatbot following data breach

• Italy's data protection regulator announced a ban on ChatGPT, and investigation into OpenAI.
• It cited a March 20 data breach, and no "legal basis" for using people's data to train the chatbot.
• The landmark order follows an open letter from over 1,000 people calling on AI companies to pause development.

ChatGPT has been banned in Italy over privacy concerns, in a landmark order against the major AI chatbot, the country's privacy regulator announced Friday.

Italy's national data protection agency (DPA) said it would block access to ChatGPT immediately, and is starting an investigation into its creator, OpenAI.