Italy’s Chamber of Deputies approves the first AI bill

Italy has taken a historic step in digital innovation. In its sitting of 25 June 2025, the Chamber of Deputies approved the bill on artificial intelligence (disegno di legge C. 2316-A), which the Senate had already examined in March. The bill now returns to the Senate for its third reading and, if confirmed, will become the first national framework in Europe to regulate the use of AI comprehensively. Let’s clear things up.

What does the AI bill provide for?

The AI bill introduces principles, rules and tools for applying artificial intelligence across sectors, both public and private. The key points include:

• Public and private sectors: clear rules for the use of AI by public administration, companies and professionals, aiming for greater transparency and awareness

• Worker protection: the use of AI tools to monitor employees remotely or for discriminatory purposes is banned

• Justice: artificial intelligence may only support technical and organisational work in court proceedings, ruling out “predictive justice” and always leaving the decision to the judge

• Healthcare: AI systems are allowed only as diagnostic or preventive support, always under the supervision of professionals and with patients properly informed

• Transparency and security – the law introduces transparency, data protection and cybersecurity obligations for those who develop or use AI, with strict rules for public administrations too.

The AI bill also brings important changes for scientific research, in particular with Article 8, which concerns the use of personal data in artificial intelligence, robotics, neuroscience and brain-computer interfaces. It allows data to be used even without the explicit consent of data subjects, relying on a GDPR derogation, provided the projects are run by public bodies, IRCCS (Italian research hospitals) or non-profit private organisations and serve research purposes. Article 8 classifies this processing as being of “significant public interest”, thereby reducing bureaucratic obstacles.

The Italian data protection authority (Garante della privacy) will no longer have to authorise processing in advance, but may step in only in case of irregularities. Ethics committee approval will be required only for the use of identifiable personal data, not for anonymised data, further simplifying researchers’ work.

Finally, the bill establishes the obligation, where possible, to use Italian or European technologies in public administration and among professionals, while keeping the option of storing data on servers outside the EU. It also delegates powers to the Government on topics such as training, fair remuneration for the use of AI and control mechanisms.

Italy leads the way on AI regulation in Europe

With this measure, Italy aligns itself with the European AI Act and sets concrete rules for the responsible adoption of artificial intelligence in strategic sectors. The law promotes the protection of fundamental rights, the transparency of automated systems and non-discrimination, and also provides for implementing regulations that can be updated over time to keep pace with technological change.

The text must now go back to the Senate for final approval. Once in force, the law will be accompanied by regulations and guidelines that will clarify how it works in practice for companies, institutions and professionals.

With this bill, by regulating digital innovation ahead of time, Italy is seeking to ensure a responsible and transparent use of artificial intelligence, creating an environment that supports the growth of the sector ethically and sustainably, just as our company does.

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