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Andre Rizzo
Andre Rizzo
Founder & Lead Developer
Privacy··8 min read

GDPR and AI: using AI without breaching privacy

GDPR, EU AI Act and customer data: SMBs are flying blind.

60% of Italian companies use ChatGPT informally with no privacy assessment.

3 risk levels

L1 consumer tools: high. L2 enterprise: medium with no-training. L3 self-hosted/EU: low.

DPIA: when mandatory

Special categories, significant decisions, systematic monitoring, new tech at scale.

Valid legal bases

Legitimate interest, contract performance, explicit consent.

AI Act from Aug 2026

4 risk levels. Most uses are limited risk with transparency duties.

Checklist

Inventory, policy, vendors with DPA + no-training + EU, DPIA before go-live, train people.

FAQ

ChatGPT with customer data?

Enterprise/Team with DPA only.

Disclose AI to customers?

Often yes — AI Act transparency.