WHY THE AI ACT WAS SO HARD TO PASS

Summary from the TLDR newsletter

European lawmakers have reached a provisional deal on artificial intelligence rules. The EU AI Act uses a tier system that ranks AI applications based on risk. High risk AI systems, systems that could impact safety or fundamental rights, and General Purpose AI Systems, have the most onerous regulatory restrictions. Many parts of the legislation were heavily contested even until the final hours before the deal was approved. The full approved AI Act text won't be available for several weeks.