How Journalists Uncover What's Really Happening with the AI Act (with Maximilian Henning)

Maximilian Henning is a Brussels-based tech reporter covering artificial intelligence policy. He joins Risto Uuk to discuss how journalists investigate the AI Act and its implementation. Their conversation explores how leaked documents shape EU tech policy, early European Commission inquiries into frontier AI developers, and the shift towards specialised subscription newsletters. They also examine why member-state enforcement often escapes scrutiny, alongside persistent debates about regulation and European competitiveness.

LINKS:

• Rapporteur The Hack Topic Page
• EU Orders AI Security Disclosures
• Hungary Pitches Embedding Safety Teams
• China Invites EU AI Alliance
• OpenAI Unreported EU Safety Incident
• Setting Up EU AI Testers

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Episode Preview

(00:59) Covering EU tech policy

(05:08) The changing media ecosystem

(09:51) Debating AI industry terminology

(12:46) Deciding what to cover

(17:49) Overlooking prohibited AI practices

(25:09) Shifting AI Act narratives

(29:32) Leaks and Commission enforcement

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