On 24 July 2026, the Digital Omnibus on AI regulation was published on the Official Gazette introducing changes to the EU AI Act which mark a critical step in reshaping the regulatory framework for artificial intelligence under the Digital Omnibus package.
The European Commission’s latest Digital Omnibus package introduces a significant and much-debated idea: allowing AI training based on legitimate interest, under Article 6(1)(f) GDPR, accompanied by a new Article 88c. The proposal formalises something many expected — that training AI systems or AI models on personal data may rely on legitimate interest as a legal basis.
