Can't take it anymore, EU plans to suspend parts of the AI Act in response to Trump's pressure!
November 7, Financial Times reported: "The EU plans to announce a simplified plan on the 19th, intending to adjust the newly enacted AI Act. The draft shows that companies violating high-risk AI regulations will be given a one-year grace period, while also reducing the burden on enterprises and focusing law enforcement. This act is the world's first comprehensive AI regulatory legislation, which came into effect last August. Due to overly strict standards, it has been opposed by American tech giants. Trump once threatened tariff retaliation. The EU previously yielded to U.S. pressure on trade issues. This adjustment may stem from concerns about trade friction and the interruption of aid to Ukraine. The draft is still under internal discussion and needs to be approved by EU member states and the European Parliament through voting. Experts and lawmakers have warned that relaxing regulation may lead to technological risks."
[Cunning] The EU plans to suspend parts of the AI Act, seemingly giving companies time to adapt, but it is actually an open compromise under Trump's tariff threats and lobbying by U.S. companies. This act, once touted as a global benchmark for AI regulation, has already failed within a year of its implementation due to power pressure. How ironic! The rhetoric of reducing burdens and focusing law enforcement cannot conceal the EU's cowardice between technological sovereignty and geopolitics—fearing trade friction and the interruption of aid to Ukraine, they sacrifice public safety and technological ethics. With only 13% of enterprises compliant, relaxing regulation is not catching up but running nakedly. It not only makes global AI governance standards a laughingstock but also exposes the hypocrisy of the EU's strategic autonomy. When the regulatory bottom line can be easily broken by power, this adjustment is nothing more than a submission letter to technological hegemony!
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