Clearview AI provides facial recognition services to law enforcement and other government agencies but, a Dutch data watchdog says its database of 30B images was built illegally. The Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) says…
By Eugene van der Watt · 3 min read
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Spotify CEO Daniel Ek have joined forces to challenge the EU AI Act. In a joint statement published on August 24,…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
Meta is reportedly preparing to release its 400B parameter Llama 3 model but the EU will miss out on the multimodal version. A Meta employee told…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
Meta canceled its launch of Meta AI in Europe in response to objections to its plan to train its models on users’ social media data. Earlier…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
The EU has reached an agreement on the AI Act, which likely will see it come into effect in 2024 to 2025 as scheduled. This landmark…
By Sam Jeans · 6 min read
The EU’s negotiations on the landmark AI Act were temporarily paused on Thursday, with parties agreeing to reconvene on Friday. The crucial talks involving EU member…
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has adopted a new definition of AI, which is expected to inform the European Union’s AI Act. The…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
The EU aims to enhance its cooperation with Japan over AI technologies. This move is part of a broader strategy of reducing EU dependency on China.…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
Leading executives from more than 150 major businesses, including Renault, Heineken, Airbus, and Siemens, have publicly urged the EU to reconsider its new AI regulations. They…
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read
On Wednesday, the European Union made significant progress toward implementing the AI Act, the world’s first piece of comprehensive legislation for AI. The European Parliament approved…
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read
