How the AI Act Was Negotiated and What Comes Next (with Brando Benifei)

Brando Benifei was one of the European Parliament’s lead negotiators on the AI Act. He joins Risto Uuk to discuss what it will take to put the law into practice. They examine oversight of general-purpose AI models, whether the AI Office has enough resources, and how fragmented implementation affects European innovation. Benifei also explains how independent research and civil society can support enforcement.

LINKS:

• Brando Benifei — European Parliament profile

• EU AI Act — official regulation

• Code of Practice Explorer

• European AI Office

• Resourcing the AI Office

• OpenAI agents hijacked German website

CHAPTERS:

(00:00) Episode Preview

(00:52) Entering AI policymaking

(05:05) Implementation and digital omnibus

(11:02) General-purpose AI oversight

(16:40) Competitiveness and regulatory fragmentation

(21:41) Resourcing the AI Office

(23:16) Civil society and enforcement

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