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Belgian AI brochure aimed at avoiding potential GDPR pitfalls

03/10/2024

The Belgian Data Protection Authority has published a brochure to help businesses avoid the potential pitfalls of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements in the development and deployment of AI systems.


The 23 page brochure entitled “Artificial Intelligence Systems and the GDPR - A Data Protection Perspective” outlines the complex interplay between the GDPR and the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act in AI system development.


The Belgian Data Protection Authority monitors social, economic, and technological developments that impact the protection of personal data and its brochure states: “By providing insights into the legal framework and practical guidance, this information brochure aims to empower legal professionals, data protection officers, technical stakeholders, including controllers and processors, to understand and comply with the GDPR and AI Act requirements when developing and deploying AI systems.”


The Act includes strict rules on data quality, transparency, human oversight and accountability, with the threat of significant fines for non-compliance. The Act is intended find a balance between mitigating the risks of AI and fundamental rights and principles to enable AI to reach its full potential and aid the EU’s global competitiveness.


The Belgian document emphasises the importance of aligning AI systems with data protection principles while addressing the unique challenges posed by AI technologies. Alongside the brochure, the BDPA is launching a new section on its website dedicated to AI.


The Act focuses on mitigating bias and discrimination in the development, deployment and use of AI systems. For high-risk AI systems, such as recruitment technologies, medical devices and biometric identification, the Act requires the system to be accompanied by instructions for use that set out its capabilities, limitations, and intended purposes.


AI systems currently being used in industries such as banking, insurance, healthcare, life sciences, human capital management and others are classified as “high risk” under the Act.


W Denis Europe arranges comprehensive insurance for EEA based businesses, large and small, including, Data Protection Infringement Cover, Cyber, Errors & Omissions, Directors & Officers Liability and much more.


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