Main challenges of AI Act-GDPR interplay identified by EU countries

By Luca Bertuzzi ( April 28, 2025, 10:53 GMT | Insight) -- Potentially conflicting legal requirements, national governance approaches to ensure regulatory consistency, as well as clear legal advice to minimize the compliance burden, are the main issues seen by EU member states in the interplay between the AI Act and the GDPR. European governments have pointed out that the two laws' diverging regulatory approaches might lead to conflicting outcomes, which should be avoided with systematic cooperation between the responsible authorities.Potentially conflicting legal requirements, national governance approaches to ensure regulatory consistency, as well as clear legal advice to minimize the compliance burden, are the main issues seen by EU member states in the interplay between the AI Act and the General Data Protection Regulation....

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Main challenges of AI Act-GDPR interplay identified by EU countries

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