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Italy has 2 recorded AI policy instruments, 1 of them binding and 1 in force. EU AI Act applies; national AI law in force since 10 October 2025; AI strategy 2024–2026 as policy; active data-protection enforcement. Regulators include Agenzia per l'Italia Digitale (AgID), Agenzia per la Cybersicurezza Nazionale (ACN), Garante per la protezione dei dati personali.
Italy is the first EU member state with a comprehensive national AI law: Law No. 132 of 23 September 2025 lays down principles and delegations for AI, designates the Agency for Digital Italy (AgID) and the National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) as national authorities, adds sector rules for health, work, professions, justice and public administration, restricts access for children under 14 and creates new criminal offences for harmful deepfakes. It sits alongside the EU AI Act and the Italian AI strategy 2024–2026. The Garante (data-protection authority) has been active on generative AI, including its 2023 order against ChatGPT and a 2024 fine.
What is the current regulatory status?
EU AI Act applies; national AI law in force since 10 October 2025; AI strategy 2024–2026 as policy; active data-protection enforcement.
Binding rules versus guidance
Binding: Law No. 132/2025 on artificial intelligence. Strategy or guidance: Italian AI Strategy 2024–2026.
Legge 23 settembre 2025, n. 132 – Disposizioni e deleghe al Governo in materia di intelligenza artificiale
Italy's framework AI law, published in the Official Gazette on 25 September 2025 and in force from 10 October 2025. It states principles (human-centric, transparent, safe AI; protection of fundamental rights), sets sector rules for healthcare (AI as support, not replacement, for clinical decisions), employment (information to workers, an AI-at-work observatory), intellectual professions (client disclosure), justice (judge decides; AI only for organisational support) and public administration, requires parental consent for children under 14, designates AgID and ACN as national authorities, delegates the government to align national law with the EU AI Act, and creates a criminal offence for unlawful dissemination of AI-generated or manipulated content with aggravating circumstances for other crimes committed with AI.
In force 10 Oct 2025Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review)Official source
Strategia Italiana per l'Intelligenza Artificiale 2024-2026
The 2024–2026 strategy, drafted by an expert committee for the Department for Digital Transformation and published in July 2024, organises action around research, public administration, enterprises and training, with a foundation-model and compute agenda, an AI foundation to coordinate delivery and a monitoring framework.
Adopted 22 Jul 2024Verified (reviewed by Bhaskar Bhatt; a factual check against the official source, not a legal review)Official source
Which states, provinces and regions in Italy have their own AI laws and policies?
2 instruments on record from 2 of Italy's sub-national jurisdictions. Each applies only within its own territory.
Sub-national AI laws and policies recorded for Italy
No future deadlines are recorded for Italy; past milestones are listed on each policy page. New dates reach the calendar feed: Italy feed · how it works
Current priorities
Implementing the delegated decrees under Law 132/2025, AgID/ACN supervision, health and public-administration use, deepfake offences.
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Frequently asked questions
Does Italy have a national AI law in addition to the EU AI Act?
Yes. Law No. 132 of 23 September 2025 entered into force on 10 October 2025. It does not replace the EU AI Act; it designates national authorities, adds sector provisions and criminal offences, and delegates the government to adopt implementing decrees.
Does Italy have an AI law?
Yes. 1 binding instrument is in force: Law No. 132/2025 on artificial intelligence.
Who regulates AI in Italy?
Agenzia per l'Italia Digitale (AgID) (National AI authority for notification, promotion and sandboxes under Law 132/2025); Agenzia per la Cybersicurezza Nazionale (ACN) (National AI authority for supervision, inspection and sanctions); Garante per la protezione dei dati personali (Data-protection authority; generative-AI enforcement).
What is the status of AI regulation in Italy?
EU AI Act applies; national AI law in force since 10 October 2025; AI strategy 2024–2026 as policy; active data-protection enforcement.
Is there a national AI strategy in Italy?
Yes: Italian AI Strategy 2024–2026 (2024).
What is binding and what is only guidance in Italy?
Binding: Law No. 132/2025 on artificial intelligence. Strategy or guidance: Italian AI Strategy 2024–2026.
Is there a federal AI law in Italy?
Yes. Binding national AI legislation is recorded: Law No. 132/2025 on artificial intelligence (act / statute).
Which sub-national jurisdictions in Italy have AI laws?
2 of the 2 sub-national jurisdictions recorded here have a binding AI instrument adopted or in force: Calabria (Calabria AI law (Regional Law 4/2026)); Tuscany (Tuscany AI law (2026)). Coverage of sub-national jurisdictions is still growing; the coverage page lists what is missing.
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