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Can the EU's plan to regulate AI keep up with rapidly evolving tech?

The European Union is finalising its AI Act, which attempts to regulate the use of artificial intelligence, but it isn't clear that the legislation can keep pace with the cutting edge of technology

By Matthew Sparkes

11 December 2023

Regulating artificial intelligence may prove difficult for the European Union

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The European Union has announced that the text of its long-awaited AI Act has been agreed, following a marathon 36-hour debate between the European Commission, European Council and European Parliament. The law is intended to regulate artificial intelligence in a similar way to finance and healthcare, by protecting EU citizens and ensuring that countries, companies and military contractors act responsibly. But will it work?

Part of the problem…

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