Collison: European entrepreneurs need EU AI Act curtailed to boost economies
“Entrepreneurs in Europe can boost tepid economies with new tools, but only if well-intentioned yet counterproductive burdens such as the EU AI Act are curtailed.”
Kratsios: The EU AI Act was passed before ChatGPT was even invented
“The EU AI act, which has been so detrimental to the AI ecosystem here, here in Europe was passed before chat GPT was even invented.”
Andreessen: The EU AI Act has largely killed AI development in Europe
“The EU passed this bill called the AI Act, I don't know, whatever, two years ago, and it basically has killed AI development, and, well, it's actually killed AI development in Europe to a large extent and then it even, it is so draconian that even, Even big Am…”
Only three EU member states have implemented the EU AI Act
“The EU AI act has had delays in implementations, only three member states that have actually implemented it.”
Helberg: EU AI Act ensures Europe will not be a first mover in AI
“I think the AI act is basically single-handedly ensuring that Europe will not be a first mover in AI, because it's now subject to these incredibly punitive set of rules”
The United States' lead in artificial intelligence is actively shrinking
“Well I think America is winning on AI as it stands, but the lead is really shrinking, and when it comes to standards, for better or for worse, the debate that's happening right now between companies is like, what do we think about the EU AI Act? And the U.S. D…”
Freise: The European Union has severely over-regulated AI and stifled innovation
“We absolutely over-regulated that space. We need to unleash the power of that technology, technological innovation, and not stifle it by too much innovation for sure.”
Hacker: The EU AI Act is among the dumbest regulation ever written
“I can work with the EU regulation on AI, which is, I think, some of the dumbest regulation ever written. It's literally like, you know, the Ottoman Empire, they had when, you know, they invented the printing press, it's like, oh, this is not good. It's not goo…”
Matt Clifford: The EU AI Act Is a Mistake for AI Innovation
“I mean, I do think the EU AI Act is a mistake.”
Evans: AI regulation should target outcomes rather than technical dataset construction
“You know, that's an, you should not be regulating at that level of specificity, you should be regulating for outcomes, I think.”
Evans: Mandating training data disclosure will not make AI models auditable
“So it's sort of easy to say, oh, well, you have to publish what your training data is, but that's not Going to produce something that's not going to produce something that's easy for you to audit.”