AI Compliance in Spain: AEPD, Practical Regulation and Agentic AI

Analysis of AI regulatory compliance in Spain: the AEPD's guidance on autonomous generative AI, practical AI Act obligations, and their impact on professional roles.

Spain's AEPD is a data protection authority already actively interpreting how data regulation applies to new generative and agentic AI systems. Its February 2026 guidance sets criteria that go beyond the AI Act.