By Patricia Figueiredo ( June 23, 2026, 09:16 GMT | Comment) -- The CNIL, France’s digital regulator, is making alignment between the EU AI Act and the GDPR a top priority as the bloc’s AI rules take effect, a senior official said. In an interview with MLex, Nacera Bekhat, the CNIL's head of economic affairs, said guidance to help companies meet overlapping requirements under both regimes would be prioritized. She warned that treating them as separate compliance exercises could create an unnecessary burden.Aligning the rules long-established by the EU's General Data Protection Regulation with the upcoming obligations of the AI Act will be a key priority for France’s digital regulator over the next few months, a senior official said in a recent interview with MLex. ...
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