AI Act and Media Freedom Act adopted, EU Commission breached data protection rules

 “It’s like a regulatory spaghetti bowl and a lot to digest – the next Commission will have to focus on untangling it.”

– said the director-general of the industry group DigitalEurope, Cecilia Bonefeld Dahl, about the AI Act.

Story of the week: On Wednesday, the European Parliament passed its first comprehensive regulation on artificial intelligence (AI), but major questions remain on how the law will be implemented. Key aspects of the legislation are yet to be agreed, including technical implementation standards and guidelines. It will also undergo a review process within the next months and years to determine if they are still relevant. Human rights groups have raised concerns that the law doesn’t go far enough in protecting individuals, particularly biometrics use and AI within an immigration context, such as identity checks. Read more. (...)