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EU plan would allow AI training on personal data without consent

Original: None of this is happy. "The European Commission already intended to permit the training of AI models using personal data

The European Commission planned to allow AI models to be trained on personal data, including sensitive details such as sexual orientation, political beliefs or ethnicity, without active consent, and the Council's draft text reportedly goes further. Critics, including privacy advocates online, say none of the proposals are acceptable and warn of a major rollback of GDPR protections.

Why now: Draft EU rules on AI and data protection appear to weaken consent requirements, sparking privacy concerns

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• None of this is happy. "The European Commission already intended to permit the training of AI models using personal data, including highly sensitive information such as sexual orientation, political beliefs, or ethnicity, without active consent. The Council text goes another… · thisislieven@c.im · 1

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