EU: European Commission withdraws AI Liability Directive following criticism from US Vice President at AI Action Summit
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“Commission withdraws AI liability directive after Vance attack on regulation”
In the wake of regulation criticisms at the AI Action Summit in Paris, most notably by US vice-president JD Vance, the Commission added the AI liability directive to the list of legislative acts it plans to withdraw, in its final 2025 work programme…
This move came in the wake of the AI Action Summit held in Paris on 10-11 February, during which US vice-president JD Vance was particularly vocal in his disapproval of the EU's regulatory approach in tech…
The summit, originally intended to promote human-centric AI, was eclipsed by substantial investment announcements by the EU and France totalling hundreds of billions of euros, essentially bids for relevance in the global AI race.
In this context, withdrawing the AI liability directive can be understood as a strategic manoeuvre by the EU to present an image of openness to capital and innovation, to show it prioritises competitiveness and show goodwill to the new US administration…