1/3 Today, the #AIAct will officially become EU law.
Did it deliver on centering people and #HumanRights like civil society advocated for during the legislative process?
Not really. But there's still some silver linings
Read our statement https://edri.org/our-work/statement-eu-takes-modest-step-as-ai-law-comes-into-effect/
2/3 Curious about how the final EU #AIAct fared against the collective demands of a broad civil society coalition that urged EU decision-makers to prioritise the protection of #HumanRights in the law?
Here's our detailed analysis
https://edri.org/our-work/eu-ai-act-fails-to-set-gold-standard-for-human-rights/
3/3 Moving forward, we urge EU lawmakers to focus on:
meaningful implementation of the #AIAct
measures to fill remaining gaps
national bans on unacceptably risky AI
swiftly stopping non-compliant AI use
transparent and inclusive processes
https://edri.org/our-work/statement-eu-takes-modest-step-as-ai-law-comes-into-effect/