The road to a final EU Artificial Intelligence Act agreement took many twists and turns, some unexpected. For Laura Caroli, this complicated road has been a lived experience while acting as lead technical negotiator and policy advisor to AI Act co-rapporteur and member of European Parliament Brando Benifei. IAPP Editorial Director Jedidiah Bracy spoke with Caroli in a candid conversation on the approach EU policymakers took in crafting the AI Act, the obstacles negotiators faced and how it fundamentally differs from the EU General Data Protection Regulation.
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