Long Reads: The EU AI Act - What you need to know

The worlds' first AI Act comes into force next month. As one might expect, it is a sizable document, the English language PDF version running to 144 pages of of dense legalese. It's not an easy read, but because it's the first, and since the EU is one of the world's largest trading blocs, it will likely be imitated around the world. Moreover, it has significant extraterritorial reach, potentially affecting anyone who wants to sell AI systems or use their outputs in the European market. Love it or hate it (there are those on both sides), the EU AI act cannot be ignored. We asked three legal experts for their take.