The Privacy Guarantor has decided to stop the ChatGPT chatbot based on AI artificial intelligence in Italy, at least until it complies with the privacy regulations: the Guarantor for the protection of personal data has ordered, with immediate effect, the temporary limitation of the treatment of Italian users’ data against OpenAI, the US company that developed and manages the platform. Here are the five best alternatives that you can still use.
There are so many current alternatives to ChatGPT, many of which, however, are less accessible, for example because they are totally free, or not yet optimized for the Italian language. In this article we point out the alternatives that have a free plan, or that are totally free and, above all, that support the Italian language. For the latter reason, for example, we didn’t include Google’s Bard.
Chat GPT
The best alternative to ChatGPT is ChatGPT. Yes, we know it’s not an alternative, but we want to understand that there is still a way to use it in Italy. In fact, a VPN capable of fictitiously “transporting” you to another country is sufficient. Obviously, at your own risk: if the Guarantor has decided to block the chatbot for privacy reasons, its use could put your data at risk. In any case, in this article we have indicated the best VPNs to choose. After connecting to the VPN, access to ChatGPT will work again starting from this address, as will the answers in Italian.
Bing AI
If you don’t want to use the VPN, because maybe you don’t have one, then Microsoft will be your most valuable ally right now. The giant launched its GPT-3-based version of Bing last month in a limited beta, but is now open to everyone, including Italy. It is a search engine with a GPT-4 artificial intelligence model presented in recent days. Therefore, it is among the most advanced.
To be able to test it, even in Italy, just click on the blue button to join the waiting list. After logging in with your account, you will be able to chat with the new AI-assisted search engine. Note, though, that to have a complete conversation you need to download the Microsoft Edge browser. Recall that Microsoft’s browser is officially available for Mac, optimized for both Intel and Apple processors.
Write Sonic
The closest AI engine to ChatGPT that we’ve found is WriteSonic. Both in graphics and in global operation, it seems in all respects to recall ChatGPT. It works without having to download anything, just like ChatGPT and is also available in Italian. It is sufficient to set Italy as the country in the settings. Too bad that in the free plan it offers a limit of 10,000 words for each account. Subsequently, the premium plan will be required, the costs of which vary depending on the plan and the engine chosen, but start at $11.99 per month. If you are a frequent user of AI, you might consider subscribing, perhaps until ChatGPT is restored in Italy. It is interesting to note that the user will be able to choose the type of answers to be obtained between concise and detailed.
Character.AI
Not one, but many characters equipped with AI, with whom you can chat depending on the issues to be discussed. To explain what Character.AI is, we used Character.AI. The response obtained is the following: “Character.AI is an artificial intelligence company that focuses on creating high-quality and personalized chatbots that can be used for a wide range of applications, including the customer assistance, the education, healthcare, finance and much more. Character.AI chatbots are built using machine learning algorithms and are capable of learning and improving over time.” Also in this case access is free, just start from this address and create an account. We tried it and the answers seemed really interesting and above all fast.
YOU
Again, this is an AI engine similar to ChatGPT. In addition to a text chat, it also integrates the ability to search for images and videos. Its focus is on privacy, as the chatbot itself is keen to underline: “You.com is a privacy-focused search engine based in Palo Alto, California that debuted on the market in early 2022. Unlike traditional search engines like Google, Bing, and Yahoo, which collect and store a large amount of users’ personal data, You.com guarantees maximum privacy and security of the searches carried out. You.com does not track user searches or store web browsing data and guarantees not to share personal information with other companies. The search engine promises very high quality results thanks to the use of advanced machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques“. You can try it from this address.
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