EDPB, EDPS issue opinion on proposed AI rules

The European Data Protection Board and European Data Protection Supervisor released a joint opinion on the European Commission's proposed artificial intelligence regulation. Notably, the opinion proposed a ban on AI-powered biometric recognition technologies and potentially discriminatory AI systems in public spaces. In a joint statement, EDPB Chair Andrea Jelinek and EDPS Wojciech Wiewiórowski said the ban is a "necessary starting point" for a "human-centric legal framework for AI," also noting the biometric deployments in combination with AI "means the end of anonymity in those places."