Netherlands: Data Protection authority inquiry into artificial intelligence and algorithms with a focus on emotion recognition systems

Progress

Current status
concluded
15 Jul 2025 concluded

Scope

Implementers
Netherlands
Policy Area
Design and testing standards
Policy Instrument
Design requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

15 Jul 2025
concluded

Data Protection Authority published report on artificial intelligence and algorithms with a focus on emotion recognition systems

On 15 July 2025, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) published its fifth edition report on Artificial Intelligence (AI and algorithms, highlighting the growing use yet contested effectiveness of AI emotion recognition systems across sectors, in…

Source
Event type inquiry
Action type closure
Government branch executive
Government body data protection authority