EU’s waffle on artificial intelligence law creates huge headache

EU’s waffle on artificial intelligence law creates huge headache

Industry, lawmakers and safety campaigners begin new lobbying scramble as AI laws are revisited.

Law and Media Round Up -16 June 2025

Parliament has passed the proposed Data (Use and Access) Bill, which reforms the existing UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations. The passage, which now only needs Royal Assent, follows a month-long ping pong between the House of Commons and House of Lords. The main issue in this latest round of debate involved artificial intelligence and copyright, and calls from the House of Lords…