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The danger of AI is not that it will become conscious and hate us, but that it will become competent and ignore us."

—Eliezer Yudkowsky

EU KIDS Act Targets Social Media, AI Chatbots to Protect Children Online

Children use smartphones, tablets and laptops, highlighting their growing exposure to social media, AI and other digital platforms.

The proposal would tighten children’s access to social media and put AI chatbots under safety-by-design rules, targeting addictive features and feeds that can pull minors into ‘rabbit holes’ of harmful content.

EU Dilutes AI Act, Extends High-Risk System Deadline to 2027

The European Council and EU lawmakers have agreed to extend the deadline for registering high-risk AI systems to December 2, 2027, as part of the bloc's broader "simplification agenda."

The European Council and EU lawmakers have agreed to push back the registration deadline for high-risk AI systems by more than two years and exclude industrial machinery from the AI Act’s scope, marking a significant softening of the bloc’s landmark AI legislation.