Virkkunen dodges question on withdrawal of #AILiabilityDirective: Virkkunen said that the withdrawal was not due to JD Vance's speech in the Paris AI Summit last month but due to the Draghi Report. https://www.euractiv.com/section/tech/news/virkkunen-dodges-question-on-withdrawal-of-ai-liability-directive/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=dlvr.it

The #EPHearings of Commissioner-designate #MichaelMcGrath have just begun. What key digital issues are we watching?

While he addressed concerns about #spyware, his plan to consult Member States on its use raises questions about weakened protections.

He pledged to revisit the #AILiabilityDirective, but more details on safeguarding rights are needed.

The concrete application of the “Democracy Shield” remains unclear, Parliament should push for concrete steps.

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