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March 11, 2025

EU unveils fresh draft of AI Act rules: 'There are still significant concerns'

Experts from industry and academia have been wrangling over the GPAI code of practice

Martin Coulter

3 min read

The European Union has published a fresh draft of rules for companies using "general-purpose" artificial intelligence models such as OpenAI's GPT-4 or Mistral's Large — but critics warn the proposals still raise "significant concerns" for tech companies operating on the continent.

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Martin Coulter

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