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EU AI Law and GDPR Differ on 'Inference' Definition

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A new academic paper explores the differing legal interpretations of "inference" within EU digital law, specifically contrasting the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The AI Act uses inferential capability as a constitutive element to define regulated AI systems, while the GDPR governs inference protectively, focusing on its impact on personal data and individuals regardless of whether the technology is classified as AI. The paper argues that these distinct legal perimeters, particularly relevant with the rise of agentic architectures, are not concentric and that inferential capability does not solely determine legal scope or grant immunity. AI

IMPACT Clarifies how AI capabilities are legally defined and regulated, impacting compliance strategies for AI developers and deployers in the EU.

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  1. arXiv cs.AI TIER_1 English(EN) · Nicola Fabiano ·

    Inferential Capability Does Not Determine Legal Scope

    arXiv:2608.10601v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Two instruments of EU digital law place inference at their centre and mean different things by it. Article 3(1) of the AI Act uses the capability to infer constitutively: it is the central feature separating the regulated category…

  2. Hugging Face Daily Papers TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Inferential Capability Does Not Determine Legal Scope

    Two instruments of EU digital law place inference at their centre and mean different things by it. Article 3(1) of the AI Act uses the capability to infer constitutively: it is the central feature separating the regulated category from conventional software. The GDPR never define…

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