Italy’s new rules for ChatGPT could become a template for the rest of the EU

Last month, Italy became the first Western country to temporarily ban ChatGPT within its borders. Prompted by a data breach that occurred on March 20, the Italian data protection agency, known as Garante, accused OpenAI of “unlawful” collection of personal data — against the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) — and the absence of an age verification system for minors. Correspondingly, it ordered the US-based company to cease offering access to ChatGPT i