Inside the EU’s tentative deal on world-first AI regulation

Following marathon discussions last week, the European Union has secured a tentative agreement on the terms of the AI Act, bringing the landmark regulation closer to enactment. While missing the original deadline for Wednesday, lawmakers managed to thrash out a deal late on Friday, just in time for the weekend. If they had not, the law would have been delayed until next year, potentially after the EU-wide elections in June. It has not been easy trying to hit a moving target. Billed as the world’s first comprehensive legislation for artificial intelligence, the Act was first proposed in 2021. In the…

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