Analyzing the critical agenda items for the EDPB forum on AI models

Going through the European Data Protection Board’s list of key topics for its stakeholder event on 5 November on AI models (thanks EDPB for confirming my participation!), I hope all attendees will have had the chance to carefully read the following materials (in their entirety):

– My in-depth article on the two key topics, i.e. “AI models and the definition of ‘personal data'” + the issue of the relevant legal grounds (“Possibility of relying on ‘legitimate interest’ as a lawful basis for processing personal data in AI models”): https://lnkd.in/eYXabSfs

– A rebuttal of one part of that article by Carey Lening, though I think it’s an oversimplification of the points I make in my article (see my comments there for more details): https://lnkd.in/dcrRP9x8

– An in-depth assessment of the issue of whether personal data is involved or not, by David Rosenthal: https://lnkd.in/dvpmRzR9 [to which I attempted to provide some responses also in my article]

It’s important for attendees – and the EDPB itself – to be properly aware of the various positions and the key legal arguments in favour of or against them.

Yet the EDPB writes that it “does not commit to reflect all views expressed during the event in the Opinion”. It then remains to be seen whether the EDPB will give due consideration to all views and provide a justification where it disagrees with one view or another.