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December 5, 2023

Germany wants the AI Act finalised once and for all, startup commissioner says

The German government also says it wants to help SMEs adopt AI


Anna Christmann, Germany's commissioner for startups and digital economy

Germany wants to find a solution to finalise the AI Act this month together with France and Italy, says Anna Christmann, Germany’s startup and digital economy commissioner.

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Miriam Partington

Miriam Partington was a senior reporter at Sifted, based in Berlin. She covered the DACH region and the future of work, and wrote Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup.

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