Pause EU AI Act implementation and fix 'bad' code of practice, lawmaker urges
By Frank Hersey ( June 12, 2025, 17:17 GMT | Insight) -- EU codes of practice on general-purpose AI are in such a poor state that implementation of upcoming parts of the AI Act should be suspended, an EU lawmaker who's in a working group tasked with monitoring the law warned today. The draft codes appear more complicated than the underlying law and go beyond its scope, Arba Kokalari told a London conference. The Swedish politician also warned that if democratic parts of the world don’t collaborate on AI regulation, China would take the lead.Implementation of upcoming parts of the EU's AI Act should be suspended because imminently needed codes of practice on general-purpose AI are in such a poor state, an EU lawmaker warned today....
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