The AI Act: deregulation in disguise
The loopholes in the AI Act emerging from trilogue negotiations late on Friday could allow big corporations to slip through.
politics, economy and employment & labour
The loopholes in the AI Act emerging from trilogue negotiations late on Friday could allow big corporations to slip through.
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