#AIAct: To add to this reporting, the Belgian presidency already told Member States that "this version is final and will only undergo limited cosmetic changes before Coreper." A more readable and digestible consolidated text was promised by the Belgian presidency by this Friday.

Crucial development as Germany has reportedly lifted its reservations on the #AIAct. FDP's digital minister, Volker Wissing, has apparently dropped its opposition. A blocking minority now seems extremely difficult. Friday's adoption is within reach. handelsblatt.com/politik/deutsc…

Very good progress at 5th #TTC for 🇪🇺🇺🇸 collaboration on e.g. 👉 #AI governance 👉 industry roadmap on developing #6G 👉 working towards an #MoU on #quantum 👉 secure #digital infrastructure around the 🌍  🙏Secretary Antony Blinken Secretary Gina Raimondo Ambassador Katherine Tai More europa.eu/!Vjkt4B

While the thorny issue of the scope in the Council of Europe's #AI Convention remains unsolved, a new draft has further watered down the treaty to the point it now resembles a declaration. Euractiv sheds some light on CoE's internal politics. euractiv.com/section/artifi…

Useful meeting with Lael #Brainard The White House National Economic Council Director. We discussed: 👉 convergence of 🇪🇺 & 🇺🇸 on #tech legislation 👉 solid international governance in trustworthy #AI 👉 Sustained support to #Ukraine

#AIAct: All eyes on EU ambassadors gathered in COREPER today. The discussion will start at 14:45, as it's the first item after the lunch break. I don't expect major drama at this point, but quite a few statements 'for the record'. Stay tuned!

“At Mastercard, we have been using artificial intelligence for a decade”, says Caroline Louveaux. #MoD2024

Hearing how privacy by design can be a good model to follow when developing #AI and trying to address risks and/or compliance with #AI governance principles. #DPI24

📢Artificial Intelligence Act Rapporteurs Brando Benifei & Dragoș Tudorache will host a press conference on the AI Act, before the European Parliament's plenary vote 🗓️ Wed, 13 March, 11:00 CEST 📍 Daphne Caruana Galizia room & online More details 🔗europa.eu/!gTpT7r

Together with EPP Group colleagues, we call for a “first 100 days commitment” on #AI from the next 🇪🇺 Commission.   👉Provide legal certainty on #AIAct implementation 👉Emphasize international cooperation 👉Promote #AI excellence   Full letter with our proposals below ⬇️

AI Act 🆕On 18/04 at 9.00 IMCO Committee Press & LIBE Committee Press will examine the draft corrigendum (changes by lawyer linguists) Next⏭️announcement in 22-25 April #EPlenary (Rule 241) Webstreaming 📺 europa.eu/!fkXmgh Corrigendum 📑 europa.eu/!qpY9yN

Data Act explained A comprehensive overview of the Data Act, including its objectives and how it works in practice See lnkd.in/e2gb-Hcb.

‼️ No objection to AI Act corrigendum in #EPlenary. This was the final step in Parliament ahead of vote in EU Council Announcement👉europarl.europa.eu/plenary/en/inf…

Why the #DataAct? 📈 In recent years, there has been a rapid growth in the use of products connected to the internet. The Data Act: ▪️makes data more accessible & usable ▪️encourages data-driven innovation ▪️while giving users greater control over the #data they generate

BREAKING: EU ministers unanimously adopted the #AI Act. The law will be published in the official journal of the European Union in the coming days.

Meeting in Brussels with EU Digital Ministers 🇪🇺 The 27 Member States have now unanimously adopted the #AIAct — about to become official law. Europe is speaking with one voice on AI. (And no, it’s not a cloned one.)

Timeline to new EU institutional leadership By European Parliamentary Research Service

The 🇪🇺 #AI Board will meet for the first time on Wed. In an internal note, the Commission proposed several thematic subgroups, the number of experts in the scientific panel, and how to involve national representatives in the GPAI Codes of Practice. content.mlex.com/#/content/1570…

Today the 🇪🇺 European AI Office goes live. A team of 140 talented professionals to: 🔹Ensure that #AI used in the EU respects the guardrails of the #AIAct 🔹Promote innovation and competitiveness based on advanced AI systems 🔹Make thrustworthy AI a common good for the world

⚠️ BREAKING Ursula von der Leyen has been appointed as European Commission president for a second term of 5 years by a majority of 401 votes from lawmakers in the European Parliament