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ARTICLE · 17 JANUARY 2025

OpenAI Faces €15 Million Fine As The Italian Garante Strikes Again

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Once again, OpenAI finds itself under intense scrutiny from the Italian data protection authority, Garante Per La Protezione Dei Dati Personali (Garante), after its investigation revealed various data protection violations...

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Once again, OpenAI finds itself under intense scrutiny from the Italian data protection authority, Garante Per La Protezione Dei Dati Personali (Garante), after its investigation revealed various data protection violations in relation to its management of the company's flagship AI tool, ChatGPT. The violations included training ChatGPT "without having an adequate legal basis" and not complying with "information obligations towards users". Besides levying a €15 million fine, OpenAI will also have to conduct an information campaign for a six month period across Italian media platforms. This decision is one of the most significant actions taken against the tech powerhouse, and underscores the growing demand for accountability and transparency with data processing in artificial intelligence (AI) systems.

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