The EU AI Act Newsletter #59: Key Deadline Extended

The general-purpose AI consultation deadline has been extended to 18 September upon the request of a coalition of eleven tech industry associations.

Legislative Process

General-purpose AI consultation deadline extended: According to Euractiv's Eliza Gkritsi, a group of eleven tech industry associations requested the European Commission to extend the deadline for submitting inputs on the Code of Practice for general-purpose AI. In a letter dated 8 August, the group argued that the six-week consultation period, scheduled for the middle of summer, restricted their ability to provide meaningful input. They were seeking a minimum two-week extension. The associations, representing companies from the EU and US, included industry groups like Allied for Startups, the American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union and several national tech associations from France, Germany and Poland. Signatories included organisations representing big tech companies such as Google, Meta, Oracle, Amazon, Microsoft and Samsung. The appeal was [...]

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First published:
August 19th, 2024

Source:
https://artificialintelligenceact.substack.com/p/the-eu-ai-act-newsletter-59-key-deadline

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