Amendment 294· Digital Omnibus proposal Recital 32a (new)
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Text of the amendment
As tabled
Wording it would add
(32a)The training of AI systems and AI models can constitute a legitimate interest of the controller within the meaning of Article 6(1), point (e), where such training is necessary for the development of AI systems and AI models.
Justification
This amendment clarifies, at the level of general principle in Article 6(1) GDPR, that the training of AI systems and AI models can constitute a legitimate interest of the controller. Embedding this clarification directly in Article 6’s recital provides legal certainty for controllers developing AI systems across the full range of processing activities covered by the GDPR.
Target
Wording of the targeted provisionlaw in force, Commission proposal, latest Council text
No Council text amends Recital 32a (new).
Cite this amendment
Amendment 294 (Bart Groothuis and others), European Parliament, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, amendments 251–400 to the draft report on COM(2025) 837 (CJ72-AM-790967, PE790.967v01-00, 27 July 2026), p. 41
Link, short form and official text
Amendment 294 (Bart Groothuis and others), European Parliament, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, amendments 251–400 to the draft report on COM(2025) 837 (CJ72-AM-790967, PE790.967v01-00, 27 July 2026), p. 41
ITRE–LIBE Amendment 294 (CJ72-AM-790967), p. 41