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Risto Uuk @ristouuk.bsky.social · 7d

The latest EU AI Act Newsletter:

The EU AI Act Newsletter #87: Digital Simplification Consultation Launches

The European Commission has launched a call for evidence to seek input on simplifying legislation through the upcoming Digital Omnibus.

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Risto Uuk @ristouuk.bsky.social · 23d

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 #𝟴𝟲: 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗣𝗧-𝟱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 was just sent to 47,000+ subscribers worldwide:

The EU AI Act Newsletter #86: Concerns Around GPT-5 Compliance

Concerns have been raised about OpenAI’s compliance with the EU AI Act requirements for its recently released GPT-5 model, particularly regarding the disclosure of training data.

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Risto Uuk @ristouuk.bsky.social · 26d

International Association for Safe & Ethical AI conference earlier this year was excellent. There's another opportunity to attend/present at the next one in Paris on 𝟮𝟰-𝟮𝟲 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲!

IASEAI'26

Building a Global Movement for Safe and Ethical AI

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 29d

Europe won't compromise on its right to regulate American Big Tech companies despite threats by President Donald Trump, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said today.

Von der Leyen stands by EU tech rules amid Trump threats

“I want to be crystal clear on one point: whether on environmental or digital regulation, we set our own standards, we set our own regulations,” says EU Commission chief.

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · Aug 21

Cycling is more than just exercise. It means a cleaner planet, thriving cities, and a stronger economy.

EU cycling in numbers:
✔️ 92,000+ km of EuroVelo cycling routes across Europe
✔️ Nearly 10 million bikes produced in the EU every year
✔️ 1.35 million jobs supported by the EU cycling sector

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Maximilian Henning @maximilian-henning.bsky.social · Aug 18

Read my article at @euractiv.com:

www.euractiv.com/section/tech...

EU study warns over the shortcomings of AI benchmarking - Euractiv

Paper by EU researchers highlights problems with how AI models are currently measured and urges regulators to signal which benchmarks are trustworthy

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Casey Newton @caseynewton.bsky.social · Aug 13

If xAI cared about AI safety he could have done this research there. But it doesn’t, so he left

Techmeme @techmeme.com · Aug 13

xAI co-founder Igor Babuschkin, who led its engineering teams, says he is leaving the company to launch a venture firm that supports AI research and startups (Maxwell Zeff/TechCrunch)

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Tech Policy Press @techpolicypress.bsky.social · Aug 7

In 1865, a catastrophic steam boiler explosion paved the way for independent safety inspections. Today we face a far more complex challenge in AI, but the lessons of the past offer a compelling guide on how to prevent disasters, Santeri Koivula and Alejandro Tlai write.

A Plan to Fund Independent Assessments of General-Purpose AI | TechPolicy.Press

To avoid learning AI safety lessons the hard way, we need to create trusted third-party assessment institutions, Santeri Koivula and Alejandro Tlaie write.

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Risto Uuk @ristouuk.bsky.social · Aug 8

FLI Is hiring for an 𝗔𝗜 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿! The application deadline is 𝟰 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱. The salary range is between $𝟵𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗮𝗻𝗱 $𝟭𝟱𝟬,𝟬𝟬𝟬 per year.

Future of Life Organizations - AI Safety Investigator

The Future of Life Institute (FLI) is hiring an AI Safety Investigator to bring the spirit of investigative journalism to FLI. The investigator will document safety practices at the industry's most po...

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Risto Uuk @ristouuk.bsky.social · Aug 6

Judging by my email auto-responses, I gather that the entire Europe is on holiday. However, EU AI policy doesn’t stop then, does it? Enter 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 #𝟴𝟯: 𝗚𝗣𝗔𝗜 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆.

The EU AI Act Newsletter #83: GPAI Rules Now Apply

AI Act obligations for providers of general-purpose AI models have entered into application across the EU, bringing enhanced transparency, safety and accountability.

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The Economist @economist.com · Jul 18

Cancer is becoming much less deadly—and scientists’ fast-improving understanding of the disease holds out the prospect of further advances for years to come

The world is making impressive progress averting cancer

And there are more improvements to come

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Risto Uuk @ristouuk.bsky.social · Jul 16

The AI Office has launched a €𝟵 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 to procure technical support for the enforcement of the AI Act, focusing on assessing and monitoring systemic risks posed by General-Purpose AI at EU level. Deadline: 𝟮𝟱 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.

EU AI Office Launches €9 million tender for Technical Support on GPAI Safety

The AI Office has launched a call for tenders to procure technical support for the enforcement of the AI Act, focusing on assessing and monitoring systemic risks posed by General-Purpose AI (GPAI) mod...

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Risto Uuk @ristouuk.bsky.social · Jul 10

Laura Caroli and I wrote an op-ed in @techpolicypress.bsky.social: 𝗘𝗨 𝗥𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆, 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝘆𝘀.

The compliance tools are ready, the timelines are reasonable, and the rules reflect what many companies already do.

EU Rules for General Purpose AI Model Developers Are Ready, Despite What Industry Says | TechPolicy.Press

The European Commission should resist delay tactics, argue Laura Caroli and Risto Uuk.

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Hannes Cools @hannescools.bsky.social · Jul 8

If you haven't subscribed yet to the EU AI Act newsletter, do so here: 😉 artificialintelligenceact.substack.com?utm_source=s...

The EU AI Act Newsletter | Risto Uuk | Substack

Up-to-date developments and analyses of the EU AI Act. Click to read The EU AI Act Newsletter, by Risto Uuk, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

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Risto Uuk @ristouuk.bsky.social · Jul 4

Proton is so good 🙏

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Risto Uuk @ristouuk.bsky.social · Jul 2

The latest EU AI Act Newsletter:

The EU AI Act Newsletter #80: Commission Seeks Experts for AI Scientific Panel

The European Commission is establishing a scientific panel of independent experts to aid in implementing and enforcing the AI Act.

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Risto Uuk @ristouuk.bsky.social · Jun 17

𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀: The European Commission is setting up a 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 to support the implementation and enforcement of the AI Act. Applications are open until 𝟭𝟰 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿.

Commission seeks experts for AI Scientific Panel

The European Commission is setting up a scientific panel of independent experts to support the implementation and enforcement of the AI Act.

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Risto Uuk @ristouuk.bsky.social · Jun 12

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 #𝟳𝟵: 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗔𝗜 was just published!

The EU AI Act Newsletter #79: Consultation on High-Risk AI

The European Commission has initiated a public consultation regarding the implementation of regulations for high-risk AI systems under the AI Act.

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Risto Uuk @ristouuk.bsky.social · May 31

The EU could be a promising option, a lot of funding available: commission.europa.eu/topics/resea...

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Risto Uuk @ristouuk.bsky.social · May 28

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 #𝟳𝟴: 𝗖𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗮𝗽𝗲 was just published!

We are looking for 𝟮-𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 on the AI Act website, so that we can build the resources most helpful to you. We have produced many of the resources on our website in direct response to user feedback.

The EU AI Act Newsletter #78: Cutting Red Tape

Risto Uuk and Sten Tamkivi argue that Europe’s path to AI competitiveness lies in cutting actual bureaucratic red tape, not in removing AI safeguards.

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Jorge Félix Cardoso @jfelixcardoso.bsky.social · May 27

Thanks, @ristouuk.bsky.social 🙏

The EU should cut actual red tape, not AI safeguards

Europe's path to AI competitiveness lies in cutting red tape that hinders startups, not in removing AI safeguards.

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Risto Uuk @ristouuk.bsky.social · May 20

Together with Sten Tamkivi, partner at Plural, a leading European early-stage venture fund, we argue that 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗽𝗲, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 in an op-ed in Fortune.

The EU should cut actual red tape, not AI safeguards

Europe's path to AI competitiveness lies in cutting red tape that hinders startups, not in removing AI safeguards.

fortune.com

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Risto Uuk @ristouuk.bsky.social · May 13

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗨 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 #𝟳𝟳: 𝗔𝗜 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 has been published!

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘐 𝘖𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥-𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘬 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭-𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘈𝘐 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘴.

The EU AI Act Newsletter #77: AI Office Tender

The AI Office will soon be looking for third-party contractors to support the monitoring of compliance and risk assessment of general-purpose AI models.

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Risto Uuk @ristouuk.bsky.social · May 9

My colleague Santeri Koivula at Future of Life Institute (FLI) has put together a new resource 𝗔𝗜 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗯𝗼𝘅 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀: 𝗘𝗨 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄. This has been one of the most in-demand additions to our EU AI Act website.

AI Regulatory Sandbox Approaches: EU Member State Overview | EU Artificial Intelligence Act

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Risto Uuk @ristouuk.bsky.social · May 8

The AI Office announced a tender titled 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁: 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗜 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 with an estimated total value over €𝟵 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻:

EU Funding & Tenders Portal

The Funding and Tenders Portal is the single entry point (the Single Electronic Data Interchange Area) for applicants, contractors and experts in funding programmes and procurements managed by the Eur...

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