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After Italy announced the ban on ChatGPT, multiple governments and enterprises began investigating or taking measures to restrict the use of the software. According to Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) on the 4th, Canada's federal privacy regulator announced that it had launched an investigation into OpenAI, an American company that developed ChatGPT, because it was suspected of "collecting, using and disclosing personal information without consent". The report also mentioned that US President Biden and his Technology Advisory Committee also discussed the "risks and opportunities" of artificial intelligence at a meeting held on the 4th. The Guardian said on the 4th that the Office of the UK Information Commissioner had warned technology companies not to use personal information to develop Chatbot. Almond, Director of Technology and Innovation at the Office of the Information Commissioner in the UK, stated that generative artificial intelligence similar to ChatGPT "may pose a risk to data privacy if used irresponsibly". Image

At the end of March this year, there were three incidents in Samsung's semiconductor department in South Korea where employees entered device information and important meeting summaries on ChatGPT, leading to a sharp increase in the risk of company confidentiality leakage. According to the National Daily of South Korea on the 3rd, several South Korean enterprises, including Samsung, SK Hynix and POSCO, are taking measures to restrict the use of ChatGPT to prevent employees from leaking secrets. Although LG Electronics has not issued a ban, it requires employees to carry out training on "artificial intelligence and data use". According to the Nikkei News Network, Japanese companies including Softbank, Hitachi, Fujitsu, MUFG Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation have begun to restrict the use of interactive AI services such as ChatGPT in business operations due to concerns about information leakage.

After Italy became the first country in the world to ban ChatGPT, the German newspaper "Business Daily" quoted a spokesperson for the German Federal Data Protection Commissioner on the 3rd as saying that due to concerns about data security protection, Germany may follow Italy and temporarily ban ChatGPT. According to Reuters, personal data regulatory agencies in Ireland and France have contacted their Italian counterparts to learn more about the basis of the ban. The data regulatory agency in Spain also stated that although no complaints have been received regarding ChatGPT, it does not rule out the possibility of future investigations into the software. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) stated that although the European Union is currently formulating laws on artificial intelligence, it will take several years for the bill to come into effect, and before that, the public may be "harmed by technology that is not fully regulated".