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ARTICLE · 15 MARCH 2024

MEPs Adopt The AI Act – What Steps Should Businesses Take?

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As expected, the EU Parliament adopted the EU AI Act in Strasbourg yesterday.

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Olivier Proust
Olivier Proust

As expected, the EU Parliament adopted the EU AI Act in Strasbourg on 13th March with an overwhelming majority of votes.

While this is not the final step of the legislative process(the AI Act still needs to be formally endorsed by the Council of the EU which is expected in May-June and then it must be published in the Official Journal soon after) it does mark an important milestone.

Organisations are already working out what they need to do to comply with the forthcoming legislation.

People are scrambling to start using AI – it's already inundating the market. When staff are rushing to try out ChatGPT without realising the implications of copyright and other risks, organisations need to start putting safety measures in place.

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