The EU AI Act Newsletter #84: Trump vs Global Regulation

President Trump's AI Action Plan aims to deregulate AI, prioritising American supremacy over risks. However, this plan won’t protect US companies from global regulation.. Legislative Process Germany seeks to reduce regulatory burdens: Pieter Haeck from POLITICO reported that Germany's new digital ministry is in discussions with Brussels about avoiding overregulation in AI based a blog post outlining Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger's first hundred days in office. The ministry stated that talks are underway with the European Commission and partner countries "to ease the burden on the economy and prevent and reduce overregulation" to enable AI innovations and developments. Germany joins other countries expressing concerns about the AI Act's impact on the bloc's AI advancement. Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson previously called for the rollout of unimplemented AI Act provisions to be paused. European Commission tech chief Henna Virkkunen indicated the Commission would decide on such a pause by [...] ---Outline:(00:40) Legislative Process(01:51) Analyses --- First published: August 19th, 2025 Source: https://artificialintelligenceact.substack.com/p/the-eu-ai-act-newsletter-84-trump --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:<img src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!7BYE!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F0d8bf80d-7b33-45d0-805c-816c32a5c37c_1080x1620.png" alt="News article screenshot. The headline reads: "Trump Wants to Let A.I. Run Wild. This Might Stop Him." The New York Times opinion guest essay features an illustration of a cage-like structure against a pink and blue background, with floating orange circles both inside and outside the cage." style="max-width: 100%;" />Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.