The Law Centre for Health and Life and the Institute for Information Law (IVIR) of the University of Amsterdam have organised a lecture by Leonardo Cervera Navas (Secretary General of the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), the Data Protection Authority of the EU) entitled Artificial Intelligence and Data Protection, a view from the European Data Protection Supervisor. The AI Act is a leadership call for a human-centered approach to the regulation of new technologies. The EU aims to replicate the Brussels effect that started with the GDPR. The European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), as the EU institution competent both for the GDPR and the AI Act, is actively exploring synergies between these regulations to ensure the safe and effective adoption of AI within EU administration.