{"id":563246,"date":"2025-11-11T09:09:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T09:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/563246\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T09:09:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T09:09:12","slug":"eu-considers-relaxing-gdpr-for-ai-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/563246\/","title":{"rendered":"EU considers relaxing GDPR for AI development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The European Union wants to amend the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) to stimulate AI development. A package of changes is intended to give companies more leeway to process sensitive data, while American pressure to simplify digital regulations is increasing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The GDPR is considered the gold standard for data privacy worldwide, but investors and American tech giants have been complaining about its restrictions for years. The regulations are said to undermine Europe\u2019s competitive position in AI. Now, the EU is preparing a \u201cDigital Omnibus\u201d with various amendments, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/brussels-knifes-privacy-to-feed-the-ai-boom-gdpr-digital-omnibus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The proposed changes will enable processing sensitive data, such as political or religious beliefs, ethnicity, and health information, for training AI models. There will also be a new definition of what constitutes personal data. Pseudonymized data may no longer be covered by the current GDPR protection.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, the Commission wants to tackle the cookie consent framework. This will give websites and apps more legal leeway to \u2018track\u2019 users without requiring explicit consent. These plans will be announced on November 19 and are already causing heated debate in the European Union.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tip<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.techzine.eu\/news\/privacy-compliance\/38575\/google-appeals-against-high-gdpr-fine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google appeals against high GDPR fine<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pressure from America<\/p>\n<p>According to the Financial Times, the US government is pressuring Europe to simplify digital rules. Competition with China also plays a major role in this. The AI Act, introduced last year to restrict high-risk AI systems, may also need to be revised.<\/p>\n<p>Companies such as Apple, Meta, and Google have previously warned that excessive regulation could stifle innovation. US Vice President JD Vance also spoke out on this issue this year, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconangle.com\/2025\/11\/10\/eu-set-relax-data-protection-rules-boost-ai-growth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"\">SiliconAngle<\/a>. He argued that \u201cexcessive regulation\u201d could cripple Europe\u2019s emerging AI industry.<\/p>\n<p>Commission President Ursula von der Leyen acknowledges the tension. \u201cAI needs people\u2019s trust and must be safe,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p>Balance between safety and innovation<\/p>\n<p>The EU faces a difficult balancing act. On the one hand, citizens\u2019 privacy must be protected; on the other, Europe risks falling behind in the international AI race. The Digital Omnibus attempts to reconcile both interests, but it remains to be seen whether it will succeed.<\/p>\n<p>Companies will soon have more freedom to use data for AI applications. Critics fear that this will come at the expense of the protection that the GDPR has provided for years. The coming months will reveal whether the EU can strike this balance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The European Union wants to amend the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) to stimulate AI development. 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