Ten years after its entry into force, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) remains a cornerstone of digital rights protection in Europe. In an interview with Economy Magazine, Aurora Agostini discusses how this regulatory framework has redefined the relationship between data, businesses, and citizens, adapting to an ever-evolving technological landscape.
The rise of generative artificial intelligence, the data economy, and new regulatory challenges has raised questions about the GDPR’s role and adequacy in today’s digital era.
“The real question is not whether the GDPR will survive AI, but whether AI—especially generative AI—can truly be reconciled without friction with a framework originally designed for more predictable, narrowly defined processing. If the GDPR’s first decade was about compliance, the second will be about the tangible demonstration of accountability—i.e., organizations’ ability to show that innovation can remain compatible with fundamental rights,” explains Aurora Agostini.
The discussion therefore focuses not only on personal data protection but also on organizations’ ability to integrate innovation and rights safeguarding, maintaining an increasingly complex balance.
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