Microsoft-backed OpenAI slated to present solutions to Italy after ChatGPT ban
Leon Neal

OpenAI, which has received billions in funding from Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), is slated to present solutions to Italian regulators on Thursday to assuage concerns that resulted in the temporary ban of its ChatGPT chatbot last week.
OpenAI is slated to meet with the Italian Data Protection Authority, or Garante, to fix the agency's concerns after it discovered that OpenAI had not checked the age of users and its personal data storage operations. ChatGPT was subsequently banned in the country on a temporary basis. 
At a video conference held on Wednesday, OpenAI said it would be more transparent about how it handles data, Reuters reported. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was among those attending the meeting, the news outlet added.
Earlier this week, the Data Protection Authority said it would meet with OpenAI representatives after the company sent a letter expressing openness to collaborating with respect to European privacy rules.
Over the weekend, Italian deputy prime minister Matteo Salvini took to social media to say that the block was "disproportionate."
OpenAI and its chatbot ChatGPT have taken the world by storm as it makes advancements in the world of generative artificial intelligence. Microsoft (MSFT) has integrated the technology into many of its products, including its developer software suite, Power Platform, its Azure cloud and its Bing search engine and mobile apps.
In response, Google (GOOG) (GOOGL) unveiled its Bard chatbot in February, albeit to a mixed reception.
On Thursday, Google CEO Sundar Pichai said chatbot technology would be featured in the company's flagship search engine.