A committee is to improve dialogue between the EU and the USA on tech regulation. Differences of opinion are to be discussed there in the future.

MEPs have sharply criticized the plan. “Our fear is that the implementation of our laws and standards will be called into question by American companies,” criticizes Green MEP Sergey Lagodinsky, for example. “If this is confirmed, it would be nothing less than a capitulation to the pressure and intimidation tactics of the Trump administration.” The EU Commission repeatedly emphasizes that it does not want to change its regulations due to US pressure. However, some of the recently proposed changes in digital legislation, particularly to the AI Act and the General Data Protection Regulation, primarily benefit US companies that are already dominant in the market.

  • smegEnglish
    35·
    14 days ago

    MEPs: generally US-skeptical

    Council: mixed opinions on the US, by issue

    EU Commission: follows the US’ lead on everything

    Shouldn’t the Commission be taking at least some of its cues from elected leaders?

    • CosmoNova@lemmy.worldEnglish
      161·
      14 days ago

      EU commission is where EU politicians are sent by their parties when they are too corrupt and/or unpopular in their own country. It‘s by design.

      • birdwing@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        3·
        14 days ago

        As far as I’m concerned, the Commission is nominated by the Council, and elected by the Parliament. Parliament can force resignation, if necessary, by a two-thirds majority vote.

        If Europe is to remain European, we must be able to fend for ourselves, being fully independent from the US, yet making sure the US depends on us.

  • Paragone@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    14 days ago

    Trump has made it illegal for states to regulate AI.

    Anybody who is wanting to be “collaborating” with Trump on regulating for safety, or for economic-safety … is delusional/incompetent.

    Stand your ground, XOR you’re being … harvested, as prey.

    _ /\ _

    • A_norny_mousse@piefed.zipEnglish
      21·
      14 days ago

      Yeah, this.

      If there’s a race for AI (debatable), the US wins because of its lack of regulation. We should not even want to compete.

  • verdi@tarte.nuage-libre.frFrançais
    1·
    14 days ago

    Member the vaccine sms scandal. She’s still there. She’s selling us for personal gain. GET RID OF URSULA NOW!!!