The Garante said it’s concerned Replika’s chatbot technology poses risks to minors — and also that the company lacks a proper legal basis for processing children’s data under the EU’s data protection rules.

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/03/replika-italy-data-processing-ban/

“We also believe that AI regulation is necessary — so we look forward to working closely with the Garante and educating them on how our systems are built and used,” the company said.

Source: https://www.abqjournal.com/2586930/italy-privacy-watchdog-blocks-chatgpt-citing-data-breach.html