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EU AI Act / Chapter VI / Article 59
EU AI Act · Article 59

Further processing of personal data for developing certain AI systems in the public interest in the AI regulatory sandbox

Chapter
VI · Measures in support of innovation
Applies from
2 August 2026
Who
Sandbox participants

What it means

Personal data lawfully collected for other purposes may be used in a sandbox to develop AI in the public interest (such as public health, the environment, energy, transport) under strict safeguards.
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Plain-English summary by sebbi.pro of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2026/1744. The official text is the only authoritative version: EUR-Lex.

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