This edition highlights the European Commission's recently launched public consultation on the implementation of the AI Act, primarily focused on the classification (and ultimate regulation) of “high risk” AI systems.  The AI Act employs a risk-based classification structure—unacceptable risk (which is prohibited), high risk, limited risk, and minimal risk—to properly guide the development, marketing, and use of AI systems.

Also featured, a review on how courts are increasingly finding that training generative AI models on copyrighted works constitutes fair use, provided the models don't output exact copies of the works. Accordingly, it appears that at least some court decisions are paving the way for AI companies to ramp up their training on copyrighted works with reduced risk exposure. 

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