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On 10 October 2025, Law No. 132/2025 (the “Italian AI Law”) entered into force, making Italy the first EU Member State to introduce a dedicated and comprehensive national framework for artificial intelligence (“AI”). The law references the AI Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1689) and grants the government broad powers to implement its principles and establish detailed operational rules. It also sets out the institutional structure responsible for overseeing AI in Italy, mandating to specific authorities the promotion, coordination, and supervision of this strategically important sector.

1. Background: three years of legislative debate

Today, on July 12, 2024, EU Regulation No. 1689/2024 laying down harmonized rules on Artificial Intelligence (“Regulation” or “AI Act”) was finally published in the EU Official Journal and will enter into force on August 1, 2024.  This milestone is the culmination of three years of legislative debate since the EU Commission’s first proposal for a comprehensive EU regulation on AI in April 2021. [1]