Overview

• Italy’s statute aligns with the EU AI Act and sets human‑centric, transparent and safe AI principles with traceability and human oversight across key sectors.
• The Agency for Digital Italy and the National Cybersecurity Agency are named as national authorities, while the Bank of Italy and Consob keep their sectoral powers.
• Unlawful dissemination of harmful AI‑generated content, including deepfakes, becomes a crime carrying one to five years in prison when harm results, with tougher penalties for AI‑enabled fraud and identity theft.
• Children under 14 require parental consent to access AI tools, employers must disclose workplace AI use, and doctors retain final decision‑making in AI‑assisted care with patient notification.
• Up to €1 billion from a state‑backed fund will back firms in AI, cybersecurity, quantum technologies and telecoms, a sum critics say lags international initiatives.