The EU AI Act Newsletter #78: Cutting Red Tape

<p> Risto Uuk and Sten Tamkivi argue that Europe's path to AI competitiveness lies in cutting actual bureaucratic red tape, not in removing AI safeguards..</p> <p><strong> Legislative Process</strong></p><p> Stakeholder feedback on AI definitions and prohibited practices: the European Commission published a report prepared by the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) for the EU AI Office, analysing stakeholder feedback from two public consultations on AI Act regulatory obligations. These consultations examined the definition of AI systems and prohibited AI practices, which have been applicable since 2 February 2025. The report analyses responses to 88 consultation questions across nine sections. Industry stakeholders dominated participation with 47.2% of nearly 400 replies, whilst citizen engagement remained limited at 5.74%. Respondents requested clearer definitions of technical terms like "adaptiveness" and "autonomy", warning against inadvertently regulating conventional software. The report highlights significant concerns regarding prohibited practices including emotion recognition, social scoring, and real-time biometric identification. [...]</p> <p>---</p><p><strong>Outline:</strong></p><p>(00:37) Legislative Process</p><p>(03:57) Analyses</p><p>(08:24) Feedback</p> <p>---</p>
<p><b>First published:</b><br/>
May 27th, 2025 </p>

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