Oliver Eidel's Blog

Category: Regulation

  • The EU AI Act Is Here. We’re Screwed

    The EU AI Act Is Here. We’re Screwed

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    I’m sure you’ve been eagerly awaiting another rant, especially about this sort of stuff. But before I start ranting, let’s actually start with some facts! Here’s what Thierry Breton of the European Commission thinks about the AI Act: Okay. So he thinks regulating AI creates “a launchpad for EU startups”. I’ll just leave that there…

  • Is GDPR Saving 2,920 Lives Per Year?

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    Tweets like this one set me off: Okay, hold on, dude. You just passed more regulation which startups have to comply with, making it harder and more costly to build and launch AI products in the EU, and now you call that a “launchpad for EU startups”? Historic! Let’s do a thought experiment and go…

  • Regulation Is Killing Medical Software Innovation

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    I’m back from cryosleep. After leaving Merantix Healthcare 7 months ago I haven’t been writing much. I took the summer off to finish my pilot’s license and to try out a few things on the side. One of them was doing regulatory consulting for medical software startups. Remember: At Merantix Healthcare (now: Vara), we managed to pass…