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EU lawmaker slams AI Act’s code of practice over energy consumption 'loophole'

By Luca Bertuzzi ( July 29, 2025, 15:12 GMT | Insight) -- EU lawmaker Sergey Lagodinsky has criticized the AI Act’s final code of practice for lacking enforceable energy consumption requirements for general-purpose AI models. He argues that an exemption allowing firms to avoid disclosing energy data creates a major loophole. Lagodinsky, who has followed the AI Act throughout the legislative process, contends this omission violates the AI Act and urges the commission to fix it in an upcoming adequacy assessment.Sergey Lagodinsky has sent a letter to EU digital chief Henna Virkkunen today, arguing that the final draft of the code of practice for general-purpose AI models falls short of meeting the AI Act’s requirements on energy consumption by providing a last-minute loophole that defies the legal text....

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