EU reaches deal on technical details of AI Act, biometric surveillance criticism remains

The European Union Artificial Intelligence Act entered its final stages last Friday as EU countries agreed on its technical details. The provisional agreement on the landmark legislation is now waiting for European Parliament committees’ approval. But while significant opposition is not expected, some legal experts are already warning about gaps in regulating remote biometric identification that could harm human rights.

“The AI Act only contains an in-principle prohibition on the use of such systems in publicly accessible places for law …

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