EU Code of Practice for AI companies released as a watered-down draft

The third draft of the EU’s AI Code of Practice — the last one we’ll be able to provide feedback on before the final version is published by 1 May — is now available, and unfortunately, it has been severely weakened. All of the provisions were watered down and there are no new gains in this version, which is extremely frustrating given the time and consideration put into providing feedback so far.

This isn’t a surprise, given the extremely tense global context and the pressure to de-regulate, but it begs the question of whether having a Code in place offers any advantage at all. STM is coordinating with other rightsholder organisations to plan next steps. Watch this space — we’ll keep you posted.