By Gareth Kristensen, Gaia Shen, Federica Mammì Borruto, Elena Galimberti & Amanpreet Kaur on July 12, 2024 Gareth Kristensen 1. Background: three years of legislative debate Today, on July 12, 2024, EU Regulation No. 1689/2024 laying down harmonized rules on Artificial Intelligence (“Regulation” or “AI Act”) was finally published in the EU Official Journal and will enter into force on August 1, 2024. This
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Although Colorado’s AI law (SB 205), which Governor Jared Polis (D) signed into law in
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That might
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