AI: EU Member States approve “digital expropriation” for AI companies
Summary
EU member states approved a change to GDPR (Article 88bis) that would allow AI companies to process personal data with minimal safeguards, as long as it is done 'in the context of AI.' The move could effectively permit broad data use by major AI players and raises concerns about data protection, cross-border data flows, and rights under EU law, according to privacy advocates like Max Schrems. The development is currently moving toward European Parliament negotiations and could redefine data rights within the EU.