【Italy fines OpenAI 15 million euros for violating privacy regulations】Golden Finance reports that the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante) announced on December 20 that, after concluding an investigation into the use of personal data by generative artificial intelligence applications, it has imposed a fine of 15 million euros (approximately 15.58 million USD) on OpenAI, the manufacturer of ChatGPT. Garante stated that it found OpenAI processed users' personal data to train ChatGPT without adequate legal basis, violating the principles of transparency and obligations to provide relevant information to users.