The EU Commission’s first Code of Practice plenary for general-purpose AI revealed significant disagreements between GPAI providers and other stakeholders on risk management and transparency requirements.
The Data Governance Act’s first anniversary sees the release of a practical guide to help stakeholders implement the DGA, promoting secure and voluntary data sharing across the EU.
Six EU nations call for unified enforcement of the Digital Services Act against major e-commerce platforms to ensure compliance and consumer safety.
The complementary impact assessment calls for a broader and more balanced regulatory framework for AI and software liability in the EU.
The European Commission study highlights AI’s potential to improve EU public services, identifies adoption challenges, and offers policy recommendations for accelerating AI integration.
The EU’s voluntary AI pact aims for trustworthy AI, with over 100 signatories, but lacks support from major tech firms like Meta and Apple, raising concerns about its overall impact.
EU officials are preparing charges against Google for violating the Digital Markets Act, with potential fines up to 10% of global revenue.
Meta faces potential fines from the European Commission for linking Facebook Marketplace to its social network, risking up to 10% of its €127 billion revenue, amid other ongoing investigations.
The Council of Europe Framework Convention and the EU AI Act both emphasize transparency and human rights in AI, but differ in scope, with the former being broader and the latter offering detailed, market-centric regulations.
Professor Sandra Wachter critiques the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act and related directives for significant regulatory gaps due to lobbying and political pressures, which lead to broad exemptions and weak enforcement, potentially impacting AI governance and risk management globally.