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Labor Market: Italy's Youth Erupts in Fierce Rebellion

Amidst the breathtaking landscapes of Italy, a tempest of discontent sweeps through the nation, as the simmering rage of the younger generation reaches its boiling point. Fuelled by the bitter realities of meager wages and soaring rental costs, their fury finds an outlet in the protest camps that spring up across the country, becoming symbols of defiance against the policies of a right-wing government. Today, in the bustling city of Milan, Pedro Bossi Núñez, a 25-year-old Space Engineering student, embarks on his daily journey from the makeshift sanctuary of his tent at Politecnico University. Exhausted from a long commute, he yearns for a simple solution—a place to call his own. But the exorbitant rents that plague Milan seem insurmountable, crushing his dreams of independence. "I cannot afford the rent," Núñez laments, his voice tinged with frustration. As he takes a moment to savor a discarded pastry left on a camping table, he contemplates the stark reality. Forced to res...

Italy Temporarily Blocks ChatGPT AI Software Over Data Breach Concerns

Italy's government privacy watchdog announced on Friday that it is temporarily blocking the artificial intelligence software ChatGPT in the wake of a data breach. The move comes as the country investigates a possible violation of the European Union's strict data protection rules. The Italian Data Protection Authority said that it is taking provisional action "until ChatGPT respects privacy," including temporarily limiting the company from processing Italian users' data. Italy's government privacy watchdog announced The AI chatbot, developed by US-based OpenAI, is powered by large language models that mimic human writing styles based on a vast amount of digital books and online writings they have ingested. However, concerns about privacy violations and potential data breaches have been mounting. Some public schools and universities around the world have blocked the ChatGPT website from their local networks over student plagiarism concerns. The Italian watchd...

Inappropriate AI Girlfriend App Banned in Italy

Italy's Data Protection Agency has ordered the shutdown of a controversial AI chatbot app called Replica, citing concerns over the app's inappropriate content and risks to children and emotionally vulnerable users.  Inappropriate AI Girlfriend App Banned Replica, developed by Luka Inc., is an AI chatbot app that allows users to create virtual girlfriends or boyfriends. The app has come under fire for its sexually explicit content and inappropriate responses to users, including those who are underage or emotionally vulnerable. According to the Data Protection Agency's official order, the app "poses actual risks to children, primarily by sending them responses that are totally age-inappropriate." The agency also highlighted the app's lack of age verification mechanisms, saying that there is "no actual age verification mechanism in place: no child gating mechanism, no app suspension if a user declar...