Italian data protection agency GPDP has fined the city of Trento 50,000 euros ($54,000) for using artificial intelligence (AI) tools to breach data protection regulations.
Reuters reports that authorities fined the city for using AI in a street surveillance project. Trento, the first Italian city to be fined for misuse of AI, has integrated AI-based facial recognition systems into two surveillance projects funded by the European Union.
Following an in-depth investigation, the GPDP watchdog said Trento had committed “multiple breaches of privacy regulations”. It was found that the collected data had been incorrectly shared with third parties “despite not being sufficiently anonymized.”
Despite GPDP’s findings, Trento officials are considering appealing the watchdog’s decision.
“The regulators’ decision highlights that current law is completely inadequate to regulate the use of AI to analyze large amounts of data and improve city security,” city officials said in a statement.
In November 2023, GPDP conducted a ‘fact-finding survey’ of public and private websites to determine whether they were taking appropriate measures to prevent AI platforms from collecting personal information.
Government seeking comprehensive regulation of AI
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, days after assuming the G7 presidency,
Confirmed that the country will pursue a comprehensive regulatory framework for AI. The most important part of this plan is AI-focused meetings between regulators and AI developers to brainstorm the ideal approach.
Italy’s plan is to establish global standards for AI in the workplace, ethical principles, consumer privacy, integration with emerging technologies, and protection of creators’ intellectual property (IP).
“I am very concerned about the impact of AI on the labor market,” Meloni said. “Today we face a revolution that threatens to replace human intelligence.”
In Europe, EU AI law completely bans predictive policing and emotion recognition systems. However, real-time biometric systems can be used after court permission to prosecute serious crimes.
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