President of the Polish SA at the conference on impact of disruptive technologies on personal data

Legal challenges related to the development and implementation of disruptive technologies, i.e. breakthrough technologies for the economy, such as artificial intelligence, the internet of things, robotics, quantum technology or neurotechnology, among others, were the topics discussed during the international scientific conference ‘Legal Challenges of Disruptive Technologies’. The conference took place on 7-8 November 2024 at the Leon Kozminski Academy in Warsaw. The event was attended by Mirosław Wróblewski, President of the Personal Data Protection Office.

During his speech entitled. ‘Artificial Intelligence and the Protection of Fundamental Rights in the Context of the General Data Protection Regulation’, the President of the Personal Data Protection Office discussed the various issues of the Artificial Intelligence Act and its relationship to the existing European data protection regime. He also outlined the importance of the Act in the context of ensuring and protecting fundamental rights.

‘Many public and private sector organisations implementing high-risk AI systems will be required to conduct a Fundamental Rights Impact Assessment (FRIA). The purpose of the FRIA is to enable early identification of potential threats to fundamental rights and to take appropriate measures to mitigate them,’ Miroslaw Wroblewski pointed out in the conclusion of his speech.

One of the co-organisers of the event is legal counsel Roman Bieda, a member of theSocial Team of Experts by the President by the Personal Data Protection Office. The conference also featured another member of the Social Team of Experts by the President of the Personal Data Protection Office, legal counsel PhD Dominik Lubasz, as one of the speakers.

The conference was held in English and was organised in cooperation with a number of foreign universities and research institutes.