Artificial Intelligence Archives

As it waits for the AI Act to take effect, Brussels should use its existing powers under competition law and the Digital Markets Act to challenge Big Tech’s growing influence over AI, writes Max von Thun.

Despite pressure from some EU countries, the European Commission is still trying to prevent private companies from being excluded by default from the first international treaty on Artificial Intelligence.

The European Commission is set to adopt a decision establishing the European Artificial Intelligence Office, according to a draft document obtained by Euractiv.

The European Commission is to propose an innovation strategy on Artificial Intelligence to establish ‘AI Factories’ and boost the uptake of generative AI in strategic sectors, according to an early draft seen by Euractiv.

A commission of the French National Assembly published an opinion on Thursday (18 January) recommending amending the EU's Copyright Directive to elaborate an international AI treaty and regular reviews of the EU's AI Act.

To maintain online integrity in an election-heavy year around the world, tech leaders gathered in Davos debated on Tuesday evening (16 January) the recent rise of AI and its implications for misleading campaigns and deceptive content in the run-up to polls.

On the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Satya Nadella, Microsoft's Chairman and CEO, detailed his views on Tuesday (16 January) about OpenAI's partnership with Microsoft, governance, and AI-powered disinformation in a heavy election year.

The European Commission is preparing to push back on a US-led attempt to exempt the private sector from the world’s first international treaty on Artificial Intelligence while pushing for as much alignment as possible with the EU’s AI Act.

French Senators criticised the government's stance in the AI Act negotiations, pointing towards lack of copyrights protection and the influence of a lobbyist with alleged conflicts of interests: former digital state secretary Cédric O.

After a 36-hour negotiating marathon, EU policymakers reached a political agreement on what is set to become the global benchmark for regulating Artificial Intelligence.

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) invited interested third parties to comment on Microsoft’s ongoing partnership with OpenAI on Friday (8 December).

After 22 hours of intense negotiations, EU policymakers found a provisional agreement regulating the most powerful AI models but strong disagreement in the law enforcement chapter forced the exhausted officials to call for a recess.

This week, EU lawmakers will put the finishing touches on the world’s first attempt to regulate artificial intelligence. But whether they are willing to put the needs of people over Big Tech profits remains to be seen, write Kateřina Konečná and Cornelia Ernst.

The spread of fake news and disinformation has steadily risen in past years, with audiences increasingly getting their news online, where false information - sometimes generated by AI - spreads faster, threatening audiences' trust in media.

In the past weeks, France has emerged as a showstopper in the negotiations on the world's first comprehensive AI law, taking an uncompromising stance in rejecting binding rules for the most powerful models.

The Spanish presidency of the EU Council shared a revised mandate to negotiate with the European Parliament on the thorny issue of regulating foundation models under the upcoming AI law. The AI Act is a flagship bill to regulate Artificial Intelligence …

The Spanish presidency of the EU Council asked member states for flexibility in the sensitive area of law enforcement ahead of a crucial political meeting for the AI law. The AI Act is a flagship bill to regulate Artificial Intelligence based …

The MEPs involved in the negotiations on the EU's AI rulebook circulated a working paper detailing their proposed approach to regulating the most powerful Artificial Intelligence models on Friday (24 November). The AI Act, a landmark bill to regulate AI based …

The Spanish presidency needs to conclude the technical preparation for the EU’s AI Act this week to request a revised mandate ahead of what is meant to be the last high-level meeting to reach a political agreement on the file.

In this open letter, researchers, think tanks, civil society, and ethics representatives defend the Spanish approach to risk management, putting the responsibility on developers, which, the letter argues, is a bare minimum to protect EU citizens and industry.  To European legislators, As …

The EU lawmakers spearheading the AI law circulated a possible compromise on the dispositions related to law enforcement, one of the most sensitive areas of the file.

The Members of the European Parliament involved in the AI law will discuss the governance aspect of the legislation in light of the recent discussions on the most powerful AI models on Tuesday (21 November). The AI Act is a landmark …

The European Commission circulated on Sunday (19 November) a possible compromise on the AI law to break the deadlock on foundation models, applying the tiered approach to General Purpose AI and introducing codes of practice for models with systemic risks.

In the EU's AI regulation debate, model cards - summaries of a machine learning model - emphasise a risk shift from developers to users, and may be illusory in achieving their intended impact, writes Cristina Vanberghen.