Italy First in EU to Pass Comprehensive Law Regulating Use of AI
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Italy has passed a comprehensive law regulating AI, but the HN community is skeptical about the approach, questioning whether it will hinder AI development.
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scotty79
4 months ago
That's completely backwards. They should look at where the existing law contains obstacles for the development of AI technology and carve out allowances for it. Instead they just pile up new obstacles.
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