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The right balance: how to fix European Union artificial intelligence regulation

Bruegel · · International · AI Governance

A Bruegel analysis examines shortcomings in the EU's AI Act and proposes adjustments to better calibrate its regulatory framework, suggesting the current rules may be misaligned in ways that affect both innovation and rights protection.

Why this matters: How the EU tunes its AI rules has direct consequences for individuals: overly lax standards can enable unchecked automated surveillance and profiling, while poorly designed restrictions may push high-risk systems into less-regulated jurisdictions where civil liberties protections are weaker.

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