Italian Government Grants Preliminary Approval to AI Legislative Decrees
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Alessandro Ferrari
Summary
On 10 June 2026, the Italian Council of Ministers gave preliminary approval to two draft legislative decrees on artificial intelligence. The first draft covers national authority powers, supervision, sanctions, testing environments, training, and employment provisions. The second draft regulates AI use in policing and introduces provisions on civil and criminal liability. The texts are not final and were approved at a preliminary stage.
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The first draft concerns the powers of national authorities, supervision, sanctions, testing environments and training, and also contains provisions relating to employment.
The second draft regulates the use of artificial intelligence systems in policing and introduces provisions on civil and criminal liability.
It should be made clear from the outset that these are not yet final texts.
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