Italy’s parliament has approved a new law (Senate Act No. 1146-B) covering AI, making it the first EU country with comprehensive AI regulations aligned with the EU AI Act. Key features include: (1) prison sentences of between one and five years for the illegal spreading of AI-generated or manipulated content if it causes harm; (2) harsher penalties for using AI to commit crimes, including fraud and identity theft, and stricter transparency and human oversight rules governing how AI is used in workplaces as well as in a range of sectors such as healthcare, education, justice and sport; (3) Children under the age of 14 will need parental consent to access AI; (4) On copyright, works created with AI assistance are protected if they originate from genuine intellectual effort, while AI-driven text and data mining will only be permitted for non-copyrighted content or scientific research by authorised institutions; (5) the Agency for Digital Italy and the National Cybersecurity Agency have been appointed to enforce the legislation; and (6) the law authorises up to €1bn (£870m) from a state-backed venture capital fund to support companies active in AI, cybersecurity and telecommunications.
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