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The Download: the EU AI Act is here, and avoiding fatal cancer

This is today’s edition of The Downloadour weekday newsletter that offers a day-to-day dosage of what’s going on worldwide of innovation

Why the EU AI Act was so difficult to settle on

On Saturday, European Union legislators revealed they ‘d lastly concurred the regards to the last variation of the EU AI Act, a significant bundle of laws managing the market. To get the complete low-down on what’s taken place, register to read our AI newsletter, The Algorithm, later on today.

Proposed back in 2021, the Act is now the world’s initially extensive AI legislation. It’s been a long and rocky roadway: the governing bodies missed out on a preliminary due date for a last bundle last Wednesday, and information are still emerging.

Tate Ryan-Mosley, our senior tech policy press reporter, has actually gone into the crucial sticking points of the legislation– and what follows. Check out the complete story.

This story is from The Technocrat, our weekly tech policy newsletter, which was sent out before the legislation was completed. Register to get it in your inbox every Friday.

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