EU Parliament to Tackle AI Red Tape (Again)
Remember that groundbreaking AI Act from 2024? The one that was supposed to regulate artificial intelligence and keep us all safe from robot overlords? Well, turns out it might have been a tad complicated. Who knew?
The European Parliament is now voting on what they’re calling the “digital omnibus” – which sounds like a very crowded bus full of laptops – to simplify the whole thing. Because apparently, even lawmakers need a simplified version of the laws they wrote.
On Wednesday, June 17th at 10:00 AM, two MEPs will face the press to explain how they’re making the AI Act less of a headache. Leading the charge are Arba Kokalari from Sweden and Michael McNamara from Ireland, who’ve been tasked with untangling the bureaucratic knots.
The press conference will happen in Strasbourg at the Daphne Caruana Galizia press room (yes, that’s the actual name), and journalists can either show up in person or join remotely. It’ll be livestreamed for those who prefer watching regulatory simplification from the comfort of their own homes.
The event will feature interpretation in six languages, because nothing says “simplification” quite like needing multiple translators to explain it.
The final vote is scheduled for Tuesday, after which the MEPs will presumably explain whether they’ve successfully made AI regulation less complicated, or just added another layer of complexity while calling it “simplification.”
Stay tuned to find out if Europe’s AI rules just got easier to understand, or if we’ll need another omnibus in 2028.