Italy: 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

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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…

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Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
ML and AI development
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority

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2025-05-19
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On 19 May 2025, the Italian Data Protection Authority (DPA) opened an investigation into Luka, the …