[reom_tobit]

The EU as a bloc will presumably have a less dynamic AI sector as a result I suppose. I’m fine with that personally, but perhaps I’m a bit of a luddite on this issue. I just believe we should cast a very close watch on any algorithm that could make decisions about citizens. If anything, the current laws do not go far enough in my opinion, but that’s another conversation entirely.

[thu2111]

It just means that the status-quo will be re-inforced: everyone uses AI, and it's American or Chinese AI. These kinds of laws don't actually change consumer behavior, because they don't reflect anyone's real concerns outside of Guardian op-ed pages and maybe HN. They just allow EU Commissioners to posture and try to spin weakness as a moral virtue, resulting in the EU falling ever further behind.

[reom_tobit]

Then I suppose the EU will be punished for this in the global markets. I’m not interested in reading grand motives into these things. It’s easily done the other way around, and doesn’t add much to a discussion.

The man on the clapham omnibus might not care about these laws, but if that was the standard for every bit of legislation, we’d have a very different set of laws in our respective nations.