EU AI Act Bans High-Risk AI Applications
The European Union's AI Act, starting February 2nd, 2024, bans several high-risk AI applications including social scoring, predictive policing, and emotion recognition, while larger models face future transparency and security requirements.
EU AI Act Bans High-Risk AI Applications
The European Union's AI Act, starting February 2nd, 2024, bans several high-risk AI applications including social scoring, predictive policing, and emotion recognition, while larger models face future transparency and security requirements.
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24% Bias Score
EU AI Act: Delayed Guidelines Raise Concerns
The European Union's AI Act bans certain AI systems from February 2nd, 2024, but the European Commission's delayed guidelines on these prohibitions are causing concern among civil society groups and uncertainty for businesses, with national regulators due by August 2024.
EU AI Act: Delayed Guidelines Raise Concerns
The European Union's AI Act bans certain AI systems from February 2nd, 2024, but the European Commission's delayed guidelines on these prohibitions are causing concern among civil society groups and uncertainty for businesses, with national regulators due by August 2024.
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48% Bias Score
German Businesses Face Significant AI Skills Gap, Hindering Economic Growth
German businesses are facing a significant AI skills gap, with over a third lacking application competence in automation and roughly 20 percent struggling with content creation and data-driven decisions, hindering potential productivity gains of up to 19 percent and €300 billion in value from genera...
German Businesses Face Significant AI Skills Gap, Hindering Economic Growth
German businesses are facing a significant AI skills gap, with over a third lacking application competence in automation and roughly 20 percent struggling with content creation and data-driven decisions, hindering potential productivity gains of up to 19 percent and €300 billion in value from genera...
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36% Bias Score
Italian Startup Investment Up 7.5% in 2024, But Challenges Remain
Italian venture capital investment in startups reached €1.127 billion in 2024, a 7.5% increase year-on-year, but this growth is tempered by a decline in innovative startups and regional investment imbalances; the new Startup Act and AI Act aim to stimulate further growth.
Italian Startup Investment Up 7.5% in 2024, But Challenges Remain
Italian venture capital investment in startups reached €1.127 billion in 2024, a 7.5% increase year-on-year, but this growth is tempered by a decline in innovative startups and regional investment imbalances; the new Startup Act and AI Act aim to stimulate further growth.
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36% Bias Score
EU to Regulate AI's Environmental Impact
The European Commission will issue secondary legislation under the AI Act to regulate the environmental impact of AI systems, particularly large language models, addressing their high energy consumption and aiming to establish standardized reporting methods.
EU to Regulate AI's Environmental Impact
The European Commission will issue secondary legislation under the AI Act to regulate the environmental impact of AI systems, particularly large language models, addressing their high energy consumption and aiming to establish standardized reporting methods.
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28% Bias Score
EU AI Act Bans High-Risk AI, Highlights Europe's Data Challenges
The EU AI Act, effective February 2nd, bans high-risk AI uses like indiscriminate biometric surveillance, while investigations into Chinese chatbot DeepSeek's compliance are underway; Europe's lagging AI development is attributed to data fragmentation and insufficient corporate innovation, not the A...
EU AI Act Bans High-Risk AI, Highlights Europe's Data Challenges
The EU AI Act, effective February 2nd, bans high-risk AI uses like indiscriminate biometric surveillance, while investigations into Chinese chatbot DeepSeek's compliance are underway; Europe's lagging AI development is attributed to data fragmentation and insufficient corporate innovation, not the A...
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36% Bias Score
Germany's Election, Pay Raises, and Solar Tariff Changes in February"
Germany's February 23rd Bundestag election will reduce parliament size to 630 seats due to a new electoral law, while public sector employees receive a 5.5% pay raise and apprentices get €50 more monthly. New solar installations face a 1% feed-in tariff cut starting February 1st, 2025.
Germany's Election, Pay Raises, and Solar Tariff Changes in February"
Germany's February 23rd Bundestag election will reduce parliament size to 630 seats due to a new electoral law, while public sector employees receive a 5.5% pay raise and apprentices get €50 more monthly. New solar installations face a 1% feed-in tariff cut starting February 1st, 2025.
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0% Bias Score
Four Candidates Vie for Crucial EU Data Protection Role
Four candidates are vying to become the next European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), a position crucial for EU data privacy oversight, with the selection delayed from November due to the European Commission's late submission of candidates, leaving the position vacant since December 5th.
Four Candidates Vie for Crucial EU Data Protection Role
Four candidates are vying to become the next European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), a position crucial for EU data privacy oversight, with the selection delayed from November due to the European Commission's late submission of candidates, leaving the position vacant since December 5th.
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36% Bias Score
Dutch Authority Urges Faster AI Act Standardization
The Dutch data protection authority urges faster standardization for the EU's AI Act to ensure timely compliance by businesses, using the recent Clearview AI fine as an example and highlighting a national sandbox initiative for 2026.
Dutch Authority Urges Faster AI Act Standardization
The Dutch data protection authority urges faster standardization for the EU's AI Act to ensure timely compliance by businesses, using the recent Clearview AI fine as an example and highlighting a national sandbox initiative for 2026.
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20% Bias Score