The Spanish Government will give the green light this Tuesday to the draft Artificial Intelligence (AI) Law, a regulation that seeks to ensure an "ethical, inclusive, and beneficial" use of these technologies and facilitate the distinction between real and virtual content. The law adapts national legislation to the European AI Regulation and includes a sanctioning system for those who use these technologies perversely, with fines that could reach 35 million euros.

Sources from the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Function confirmed that the project will be reviewed in the Council of Ministers. This step comes a year after the approval of an initial draft bill and following a period of public consultation and reviews by various bodies, including the General Council of the Judiciary.

The text differentiates several levels of infractions, with sanctions ranging from 6,000 euros for the most minor cases to 35 million euros for the most serious, such as the commercialization of prohibited AI systems. Similar to the European regulation, practices such as the use of subliminal techniques to manipulate decisions without consent, or the exploitation of user vulnerabilities on online gaming platforms, are prohibited.

Some associations of internet users and digital law experts have criticized that the initial text excluded public administrations from the sanctioning system, limiting them to a 'warning'. However, the project being approved today has introduced changes, adapting to the latest modifications of the European AI Regulation, which include the specific prohibition of sexual 'deepfakes' following the controversy generated by the creation of non-consensual nudes.