Morocco: Law Regulating the Use of Artificial Intelligence (No. 396) including data protection regulation was introduced in Parliament

On 31 December 2024, the Law Regulating the Use of Artificial Intelligence (No. 396) was introduced in the House of Representatives. The Law would establish basic definitions for artificial intelligence and automated system, and create a four-tier classificatory system covering low-risk, limited risk, high-risk, and unacceptable risk systems. The Law would further determine developer and implementer responsibilities and general ethical principles. The proposed legislation incorporates data protection protocols, asserting compliance with Law No. 09-08 on personal data protection, enforcing data processing standards to protect privacy and personal data usage. Users would have to be informed when they are engaging with an AI system and have the right to know how their personal data is being used. Further, consumers would have to be clearly informed about the data collection and analysis capacities of smart home devices using AI, with the option to control or disable data collection.