The European Commission’s digital omnibus will include a proposed overhaul of the EU General Data Protection Regulation that would ease compliance burdens on AI developers, according to draft documents seen by Politico. The draft includes new exceptions for AI developers for processing special categories of data, including individuals’ religious or political affiliation, to train their model. Former German Member of European Parliament Jan Philippe Albrecht, who helped draft the GDPR, said the Commission “should be fully aware that this is undermining European standards dramatically.” The draft omnibus is expected to be formally introduced 19 Nov.
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