Five big takeaways from Europe’s AI Act
MIT Technology Review June 19, 2023
The AI Act vote passed with an overwhelming majority, but the final version is likely to look a bit different
It was a big week in tech policy in Europe with the European Parliament’s vote to approve its draft rules for the AI Act on the same day EU lawmakers filed a new antitrust lawsuit against Google.
The AI Act vote passed with an overwhelming majority, and has been heralded as one of the world’s most important developments in AI regulation. The European Parliament’s president, Roberta Metsola, described it as “legislation that will no doubt be setting the global standard for years to come.”
Don’t hold your breath for any immediate clarity, though. The European...