Definition
The application of the General Data Protection Regulation to processing carried out by artificial intelligence systems.
As soon as an AI tool processes personal data, names in a contract, customer emails, meeting verbatims, the GDPR applies in full: legal basis for processing, minimization, informing individuals, framing transfers outside the EU and the right of access. Breaches expose you to fines of up to 4% of annual worldwide turnover or 20 million euros.
The main friction point with American cloud AI is the transfer of data outside the EU and the possible access by foreign authorities. A sovereign deployment (on-premise or a trusted European cloud) radically simplifies compliance: data never leaves the company's perimeter.
An employee pastes a client file into a consumer chatbot to write a follow-up. Personal data goes to a third party, with no legal basis and without informing the people concerned: it is a breach that has to be handled.
Before any AI project that touches personal data: clients, employees, candidates, patients. You need to define the purpose, limit the data used and know where it is processed.
Can you use AI with personal data?
Yes, provided you follow the usual rules: a clear purpose, the minimum data necessary, informed individuals and secure processing. Hosting the AI on your premises or in Europe makes the process much simpler.
All AI models, deployed on your infrastructure, with your documents connected.