Online game providers, social networks, streaming services, and online marketplaces often design their offerings to exploit people’s weaknesses in order to capture their attention. They get their users downright addicted. Members of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO) are calling for ethical design of online services to curb health risks. On Wednesday, they […]
At their informal council in Léon, Spain, EU telecoms and digital ministers agreed on a first European declaration on protecting digital rights as neurotechnology develops. Other topics included how to ensure digital rights are respected, the future of the telecommunications market, and how to achieve the goals of the digital decade.In contrast, the AI Act, […]
Very bumpy and sluggish – that’s how participants described the fourth trilogue on the AI Act, which lasted into the night on Tuesday. But the negotiators were able to compromise on some points.Thus, according to information from Table.Media, the regulations on the classification of high-risk AI systems (the package around Article 6) have now been […]
Today, the AI Act is going down to the wire. The Council, Parliament, and Commission are discussing some of the most controversial points of the dossier. One is the question of how rules for General-Purpose AI (GPAI) and foundation models are to be incorporated into the law. The Spanish Council Presidency recently made a new […]
The Spanish Presidency has presented a new paper in preparation for the fourth trilogue on the AI Act. For this proposal, which is available to Contexte, the Spaniards have consulted delegations on compromise proposals and potential areas of agreement. They want to discuss these with the Parliament and the Commission.The fourth trilogue is scheduled for […]
The EU Commission on Wednesday published a set of recommendations for member states to coordinate their response to the spread of illegal content. For example, the commission wants to prevent terrorist content or hate speech from posing a serious threat to public safety. The goal, it said, is to help member states enforce the Digital […]
The trilogue negotiations on the AI Act at the technical level are progressing slowly. Dragoș Tudorache (Renew), one of the two rapporteurs for the AI Act, has now invited to a dinner this Monday to speed up negotiations at the political level. “We will discuss the political approach for the final round(s) of negotiations,” Tudorache […]
While the trilogue on the AI Act in Europe is progressing slowly, the Digital Ministers of the G7 countries have drafted guidelines for generative AI. Japan, which is responsible for the Hiroshima Artificial Intelligence Process of the G7, has not yet officially published the text, but the draft is already available to Contexte.“Generative AI quickly […]
Fair share is off the table. On Tuesday evening, the Commission published the results of its consultation on the future of the communications sector and its infrastructure. According to the results, the Commission is not planning a network levy for the large American Internet companies. Rather, Commissioner Thierry Breton is now working on a Digital […]
With 33 votes in favor, two against, and no abstentions, the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) and the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) in the EU Parliament approved their position on updated product liability on Monday. The legislation aims to bring product liability into the digital age and eliminate differences between member […]