The challenges of the GDPR in the era of Artificial Intelligence: what can we expect from the future?

Abstract

Over the past years, the development of Artificial Intelligence has changed the world, leading to what is known as algorithmic society. Progressively, decisions being adopted by humans started being performed by automated means. This development has had a tremendous impact in the quality of our daily life, as it also raises several challenges, especially regarding the protection of fundamental rights in this digital era. The widespread adoption of new technology created the need to adapt the existent legal framework to these challenges, which led to the Artificial Intelligence Act. Hence, with new regulations being created, it is imperative to reflect about the General Data Protection Law Regulation in this time of Artificial Intelligence. This article evaluates how data protection law can adapt itself to these new challenges raised by the algorithmic society, especially concerning the protection of data subjects.