The Morning After: European Policymakers Scale Back Ai And Privacy Laws

Happy Friday! As nan yearly tech discount chaos of Black Friday approaches (good woody here and here and respective much here), European policymakers person projected easing immoderate of nan EU’s strictest regulations connected artificial intelligence and information privacy. The move intends to region roadblocks for tech companies and stimulate business maturation successful nan region, perchance marking a awesome pivot distant from nan bloc’s estimation arsenic nan industry’s toughest regulator.

Changes would let AI companies to entree shared individual information to train their models, while besides overhauling GDPR cooky rules. Instead of changeless pop-ups, users could group preferences erstwhile successful their browser and springiness consent pinch a azygous click. (OK, I’m onboard pinch that.)

Strict rules for “high-risk” AI applications, primitively group for adjacent summer, whitethorn beryllium delayed until due support devices are successful place. Critics are informing this could beryllium seen arsenic Europe bowing to unit from Big Tech and governmental shifts successful nan US. The connection now heads to nan European Parliament.

— Mat Smith

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