Why Did Italy Ban "ChatGPT"?

The Italian Data Protection Authority ordered a ban on the "ChatGPT" chatbot from OpenAI, accusing the company of "illegally collecting data and not implementing measures for use by minors." The authority issued a statement on its official website, stating: "The company collects a large amount of data without legal justification for its use in training the robot's algorithms." The statement pointed out that "the company does not provide a mechanism to verify users' ages to ensure that minors do not access it, which often exposes them to responses that do not align with their age and level of understanding."