Germany plans to block ChatGPT due to security concerns.
German data protection commissioner Ulrich Kölber told the Handelsblatt newspaper that Berlin may follow Italy in blocking ChatGPT due to security concerns.
Italy on Friday blocked the Microsoft-owned software in the country after the national intelligence agency temporarily banned ChatGPT and launched an investigation into the AI software’s violation of privacy laws.
Kleber pointed out that such action is also possible in Germany, adding that this issue is within the jurisdiction of the judicial system.
Germany’s data protection commissioner said that Berlin has requested more information from Italy about the software ban.
Private entities in France and Ireland said they had also contacted the Italian watchdog to discuss its findings.
ChatGPT, the messaging platform that is the product of the startup “OpenAI” and launched with the financial support of Microsoft in November, has quickly attracted millions of users, but at the same time, it is controversial due to the use of advanced artificial intelligence technologies. has been
In January, two months after its launch, the messenger attracted more than 100 million subscribers, which experts say is the fastest-growing number of digital media users in history.
Europol, the law enforcement body of the European Union, also warned a few days ago about the potential capacities of ChatGPT for fraud, the dissemination of false and misleading information, and cybercrimes, and described the expansion of the use of this messaging tool as a legal, law enforcement and moral dilemma.
