ChatGPT is an AI chatbot developed by OpenAI, launched in November 2022. It has become one of the most widely used AI tools globally, capable of generating text, answering questions, writing code, creating images, and analyzing data.

Privacy and Security

ChatGPT is operated by OpenAI, headquartered in San Francisco, USA. The platform's business model involves collecting user data, and conversations on consumer plans are used for model training by default. Users can opt out via settings, but the default behavior raises concerns for privacy-conscious users.

Data Concerns

• User conversations are used to train models by default on free and paid consumer plans
• Data is processed and stored primarily on US servers
• Italy's privacy authority fined OpenAI €15 million for GDPR violations in 2024
• OpenAI admits it cannot correct inaccurate personal data in its models, conflicting with GDPR rights
• EU data residency is only available for Enterprise and Education plans
• Subject to US surveillance laws
• Under investigation by data protection authorities in Austria, Poland, and other EU countries
• The EU is considering classifying ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine under the Digital Services Act