An article in LSE European Politics and Policy by Dr Gabriela Zanfir-Fortuna highlights that existing data protection laws, developed in response to earlier forms of automation and computing, are proving to be more than suitable to even the most complex artificial intelligence (AI) systems. Dr Zanfir-Fortuna suggests that current AI law and governance efforts can be viewed as an evolution of data protection law. However, she cautions that new AI regulations must be developed in coordination with and build upon the existing body of data protection laws, practices, and thought. Failure to do so, she argues, risks rendering the new AI legal framework ineffective.
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