Processing Personal Data in the Context of AI Models: EDPB’s Opinion 28/2024

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Keywords: personal data – GDPR – AI models – anonymisation – legitimate interests – unlawful processing.

On the 17th of December 2024, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) adopted an Opinion on the processing of personal data in the development and deployment of Artificial Intelligence (AI) models....

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