Agentic AI: Mapping the Familiar and Identifying the New (Venice, It)
We are pleased to announce that Professor Théodore Christakis, Director of the Chair on the Legal and Regulatory Implications of Artificial Intelligence, will chair a highly insightful panel titled: “Agentic AI: Mapping the Familiar and Identifying the New” at Privacy symposium.
The panel will tackle a question every privacy professional is now asking: Can the GDPR keep pace with AI agents that learn, decide and act for us—often before we realise it?
Why this matters — and what will be unpacked in this 1st class panel
➡️ From profiling to living models
Traditional analytics capture snapshots of who we are; agentic AI builds a live portrait, updating itself with every click, message and calendar event. Where does helpful personalisation end and intrusive surveillance begin?
➡️ Delegated trust, invisible reach
We authorise agents to book flights, answer emails, even negotiate deals. Yet every action they take on our behalf creates ripple effects for colleagues, clients and strangers who never chose to be part of the data exchange. How do consent and fairness apply when the decision-maker is software?
➡️ Always-on sensing, blurred triggers
Because agents run in the background, they can infer sensitive insights from ambient data—location pings, microphone cues, document metadata—without an explicit “collect” event. Are current notice-and-choice models fit for that reality?
➡️ Micro-decisions, macro impact
No single step may trigger GDPR Article 22, but a chain of minor automated choices can produce outcomes every bit as consequential as a formal algorithmic decision. Do we need fresh thresholds—or new audit tools—to spot cumulative risk?
➡️ Purpose creep, opacity, and diluted accountability
Autonomy gives agents power to repurpose data across contexts, while their toolchains spread responsibility across developers, platforms and users. We’ll debate whether tweaks to the GDPR are enough—or whether we’re on the cusp of a regulatory step-change.
Speakers:
Moderator:
Professor Théodore Christakis – Professor of International, European, and Digital Law, University of Grenoble Alpes.
Panelists:
- Bojana Bellamy – President, Centre for Information Policy Leadership (CIPL)
- Lanah Kammourieh Donnelly -Senior Public Policy Manager, Google
- Des Hogan -Deputy Commissioner, Data Protection Commission Ireland
