AI Act stumbles over provisional deal with biometrics among main culprits

Biometric surveillance and generative AI are again proving to be stumbling blocks as lawmakers hammer out a provisional deal for the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act in a marathon negotiation.

Talks between EU members and lawmakers started on Wednesday afternoon and are still ongoing. Results are expected immenently.

Once it is reached, the provisional deal will pave the way for the final deal which should be reached before the end of the year, giving the AI Act a chance to …

act ai ai act artificial artificial intelligence biometric biometric identification biometrics biometrics news deal eu european union facial recognition generative generative ai intelligence lawmakers legislation main marathon negotiation results surveillance talks