Tag: Regulation

The EU is a Trailblazer, and the AI Act Proves It

by Beatriz Valle, posted in Big Data
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Summary Bullets:

• On August 2, 2025, the second stage of the EU AI Act came into force, including obligations for general purpose models.

• The AI Act first came into force in February 2025, with the first set of applications built into law; the legislation follows a staggered approach with the last wave expected for August 2, 2027.

August 2025 has been marked by the enforcement of a new set of rules as part of the AI Act, the world’s first comprehensive AI legislation, which is being implemented in gradual stages. Like GDPR was for data privacy in the 2010s, the AI Act will be the global blueprint for governance of the transformative technology of AI, for decades to come. Recent news of the latest case of legal action, this time against OpenAI, by the parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine, who ended his life after months of intensive use of ChatGPT, has thrown into stark relief the potential for harm and the need to regulate the technology.

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The AI Act: Landmark Regulation Comes into Force

by Beatriz Valle, posted in Big Data, IT Leader

Summary Bullets:

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• On February 4, 2025, the European Commission published the Guidelines on prohibited AI practices, as defined by the AI Act, which came into force on August 1, 2024.

• The AI Action Summit took place in Paris (France) on February 10/11, 2025, with heads of state and government, leaders of international organizations, and CEOs in attendance.

It has been a busy few weeks for observers of AI in the European continent: firstly, the issuance of new guidance around the AI Act, the most comprehensive regulatory framework for AI to date; secondly, the AI Action Summit, hosted by France and co-chaired by India. The stakes were high, with almost 100 countries and over 1,000 private sector and civil society representatives in attendance, and the ensuing debate delivered in spades. With the summit following the latest issuance of the AI Act by a matter of days, part of the event concentrated on issues around regulation vs innovation.

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