In potential reversal, European authorities say AI can indeed use personal data — without consent — for training

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued a wide-ranging report on Wednesday exploring the many complexities and intricacies of modern AI model development. It said that it was open to potentially allowing personal data, without owner’s consent, to train models, as long as the finished application does not reveal any of that private information.

This reflects the reality that training data does not necessarily translate into the information eventually delivered to end users.

The report was requested by the Irish Data Protection Authority (DPA) “with a view to seeking Europe-wide regulatory harmonisation,” the EDPB said in its statement.