The A.I. whitepaper is open for consultation until May 19, and the Commission also said it is “gathering feedback” on its data strategy.
So, let the lobbying begin. Big Tech will certainly be trying to bend the Commission’s ear as much as possible in the run-up to its legislative proposals late this year. After that, it will lobby members of the European Parliament as they scrutinize the draft laws—and a lot of meetings will be conducted in Europe’s capitals, too, as member states will have the final say on whatever is proposed.
But the likes of Facebook and Google may not find a warm reception. The strategy unveiled Wednesday was couched in terms of “Europe’s technological sovereignty” and—as demonstrated by the failure of U.S. lobbyists to significantly soften the GDPR or last year’s Copyright Directive—the EU’s lawmakers are no friends to Silicon Valley.”
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