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Should the GDPR Prohibit AI?
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The European Data Protection Board’s (EDPB) Nov. 5 stakeholder consultation on AI models and data protection—organized to gather input for an upcoming Irish Data Protection Commission opinion under Article 64(2) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)—showcased significant lingering disagreement on how the GDPR should apply to AI.
While the event was not intended to tell us much about which direction the EDPB will take, it helped to identify some of the relevant positions in the broader debate. Notably, some activists advocate interpreting the GDPR to effectively prohibit some AI research and business applications, including some that are already used daily by millions of Europeans.