Airbus, ASML, Mistral Bosses Ask EU to Pause AI Rules
In a letter sent to commission president Ursula von der Leyen, executive vice presidents Stephane Sejourne and Henna Virkkunen and economy commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis, executives asked officials to hold off on enforcing its new AI rulebook–which is due to come into force next month–for two years.
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