We can't 'timebox' EU’s AI standard setting, expert warns
By Luca Bertuzzi ( February 7, 2025, 15:22 GMT | Insight) -- The AI standard-setting process shouldn’t be limited by time constraints but focus on consensus building, one of the independent experts leading the AI Act’s standardization work told MLex. It's an “oversimplification” to say that large tech companies are intentionally delaying the standardization work, Adam Leon Smith said: Delays are primarily due to the work’s complexity, such as the need to square protection of fundamental rights with the alignment with international standards.The AI standard-setting process shouldn’t be limited by time constraints but focus on building a solid consensus for all players involved, one of the independent experts leading standardization work for the EU's AI Act told MLex....
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