‘EU to reach an agreement on AI law this year’
Margrethe Vestager has stated that the European Union will regulate AI before the end of 2023. The commissioner for digital tech says that the EU is set to lead the way in regulating artificial intelligence.
Margrethe Vestager is the European Commissioner for Competition and is also tasked with ... Read more
EC discloses first 19 companies to comply with new DSA rules
The European Commission published a press release Tuesday morning, listing the first 19 tech companies that will be subject to new EU online rules as part of the Digital Services Act (DSA). The list includes giants like Facebook, Amazon, Google, Instagram, TikTok and more. The corporations must com... Read more
ChatGPT hallucinations: BEUC calls for investigation
The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) is urging EU consumer protection agencies to look into the potential harm generative AI chatbots like ChatGPT can cause individuals.
The group believes that hallucinations, which these generative AI bots are prone to have, can mislead audiences. Hallucin... Read more
‘German artists call for tougher ChatGPT rules’
German authors and performers want greater copyright protection from generative AI services.
This week Reuters reported that forty-two German associations and trade unions had called on the European Union to toughen the rules for AI that the lawmakers are drafting as part of the pending European... Read more
European Commission concerned about Broadcom’s acquisition of VMware
The European Commission has reached an initial conclusion in its investigation into Broadcom's proposed acquisition of VMware. It fears that the acquisition may jeopardize market competition.
In its initial findings, the EC states that the proposed acquisition may affect competition in the Europ... Read more
EU Chips Act likely to get green light on April 18
Sources say that the EU member countries will most likely agree a deal when they meet in Strasbourg later this month.
This week Reuters reported that The EU's plan to turbocharge its semiconductor industry in order to compete with the United States and Asia is likely to get the green light from ... Read more
EU working on Data Act for connected cars, no timeline yet
Meanwhile, carmakers and industry players are fighting over access to valuable "in-vehicle data".
The European Commission is working on a regulatory scheme to ensure "fair access" to valuable car data for companies and industry but does not know when they will be ready, according to a report in ... Read more
‘Microsoft makes another offer to change EU cloud practices’
Microsoft is trying to appease its rivals and thereby avoid an antitrust probe by the European Commission.
Reuters reports that Microsoft has offered to change its cloud computing practices to settle antitrust complaints filed by smaller rivals. The move is an attempt by the company to avoid a t... Read more
CMA concerned Broadcom VMware acquisition could raise server prices
Britain’s competition regulator recently raised awareness that the acquisition of VMware - by US chipmaker Broadcom - could increase the price of servers. As a result, the US$61 billion deal would be subject to an in-depth investigation. This is to ensure the regulator’s concerns are met.Broadc... Read more
EU lawmakers struggle to create rules for AI as industry booms
The rapid pace of development in artificial intelligence poses challenges for EU parliamentarians.
Quick-moving technological advances in technologies such as OpenAI's ChatGPT app are causing headaches for European Union lawmakers as they try to agree on new AI laws, sources have told Reuters.
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