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Pauses Will Not Fix the European Union’s AI Act
Italian economist Mario Draghi has called for a pause on the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act. Draghi’s concern is clear: The EU is moving too fast without grasping the risks of regulatory drawbacks. The instinct to slow down is understandable. But pauses do not solve design flaws, they expose them. Unless the EU builds in mechanisms to adjust the law in light of experience, a pause that merely delays rigid rules is no solution. The AI Act needs built-in adaptations with the capacity to track effects, both good and bad, and to change course as these effects emerge.
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