The July 20, 2026, the CNIL and the Council for AI and Digital Technology published a report on the’Agent-based AI : an AI capable of accessing multiple services, retaining information, and performing actions on behalf of the user.
In the legal sector, this refers, for example, to an employee who might:
- read a file or an email; ;
- search for case law; ;
- write a letter; ;
- file documents; ;
- automatically publish or send the result.
The CNIL highlights increased risks: uncontrolled data flow, persistent storage, difficulties in assigning responsibility, and an expansion of cybersecurity risks. CNIL Notice dated July 20, 2026.