As reported by The Guardian, Italy just became the first country in the European Union to approve new laws regulating AI. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's government seeks to impose prison terms on those who use AI in a harmful manner. This fresh AI legislation out of Italy aligns with the EU's 2023 AI Act, which was the first law of its kind worldwide, aiming to protect the public from the inherent risks that come with the use of AI. Using AI to mine data and text will now only be allowed for non-copyrighted content; institutions authorized to perform scientific research will evidently get a pass. The Agency for Digital Italy and the National Cybersecurity Agency have been tapped to enforce Italy's new AI legislation.