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Replika AI Chatbot Hit With Data Ban In Italy

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Replika is a free 'virtual-friendship service built around customizable digital avatars that's "personalized" response is driven by artificial intelligence and was directed by Italy's privacy watchdog to stop processing local customers' information.

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The Garante expressed concern that Replikas's chatbot technology could pose dangers to children and that the company doesn't have the legal foundation to process children's information under the EU's rules on data protection.

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Furthermore, the regulator is concerned about the dangers AI chatbots put at risk emotionally vulnerable people.

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The company is also making allegations against Luka Inc, the developer behind the Replika application for smartphones, of not complying with the legal requirements of regional law to make clear how it's using users' data.

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The directive not to process Italians' personal information is effective immediately.

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The directive not to process Italians' personal information is effective immediately.

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In a press release announcing its intervention, the watchdog said: “The AI-powered chatbot, which generates a ‘virtual friend’ using text and video interfaces, will not be able to process [the] personal data of Italian users for the time being.

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