The EU AI Act Newsletter #72: Europe’s Competitiveness

The European Tech Alliance paper "Ensuring Europe's Competitiveness" outlines steps for European companies to remain globally competitive in AI.. Legislative Process Potential AI Act re-opening: According to Euractiv's Tech Reporter Claudie Moreau, the AI Office director Lucilla Sioli has confirmed that the AI Act will be included in the Commission's digital package, for which an impact assessment is expected by the end of 2025. Speaking on a privacy panel, Sioli clarified that rather than any "big review" of the AI Act, there is an examination planned of how to simplify compliance for SMEs. Sioli indicated to Euractiv that the assessment would likely focus on intersections with other legislation. However, uncertainty remains about whether this means reopening the Act itself. The Commission had previously announced an assessment of whether digital regulations adequately address business needs, particularly for SMEs and small midcaps. Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier was unable to confirm [...] ---Outline:(00:36) Legislative Process(01:37) Analyses --- First published: March 3rd, 2025 Source: https://artificialintelligenceact.substack.com/p/the-eu-ai-act-newsletter-72-europes --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.