The EU AI Act Newsletter #68: New Year Kickoff

Korea has passed the "Basic Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and the Establishment of Trust", becoming the second nation globally after the EU to enact comprehensive AI legislation.

Legislative Process

Second draft of the Code of Practice published: The second draft of the General-Purpose AI Code of Practice has been published following stakeholder consultation involving approximately 1000 participants, including EU Member States representatives and international observers. The draft was shaped by Working Group meetings held in November 2024, when participants provided feedback through verbal discussions and interactive polls. The process included 354 written submissions on the first draft and input from AI model providers through dedicated workshops. The Code serves as guidance for general-purpose AI model providers to demonstrate compliance with the AI Act throughout the lifecycles of their models. It is particularly relevant for models released after 2 August 2025, when new regulations take effect. [...]

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(00:21) Legislative Process

(02:55) Analyses

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First published:
January 6th, 2025

Source:
https://artificialintelligenceact.substack.com/p/the-eu-ai-act-newsletter-68-new-year

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