{"id":38176,"date":"2025-04-05T18:04:32","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T17:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/?p=38176"},"modified":"2025-09-03T21:20:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T20:20:00","slug":"eu-code-of-practice-for-ai-companies-released-as-a-watered-down-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stm-assoc.org\/eu-code-of-practice-for-ai-companies-released-as-a-watered-down-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Code of Practice for AI companies released as a watered-down draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/digital-strategy.ec.europa.eu\/en\/library\/third-draft-general-purpose-ai-code-practice-published-written-independent-experts\">third draft of the EU\u2019s AI Code of Practice<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 the last one we\u2019ll be able to provide feedback on before the final version is published by 1 May \u2014 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.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t 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 \u2014 we&#8217;ll keep you posted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0third draft of the EU\u2019s AI Code of Practice\u00a0\u2014 the last one we\u2019ll be able to provide feedback on before the final version is published by 1 May \u2014 is now available, and unfortunately, it has been severely weakened. 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