Italy: Data Protection Authority investigation into Luka's processing of personal data for development and training of Replika chatbot compliance with General Data Protection Regulation
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
19 May 2025 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Italy
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Data Protection Authority opened investigation into Luka’s processing of personal data for development and training of the Replika chatbot compliance with General Data Protection Regulation
On 19 May 2025, the Italian Data Protection Authority (DPA) opened an investigation into Luka, the provider of the artificial intelligence chatbot Replika. The DPA will assess Luka’s compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rega…
SourceEvent type
investigation
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority