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6 developments involving Council of the EU in 1 country or body. The most recent is EU adopts platform work directive with rules on algorithmic management, 14 Oct 2024.
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- EU adopts platform work directive with rules on algorithmic management
Delivery, ride-hailing and other platforms in the EU must open their algorithmic management to scrutiny and keep humans overseeing decisions that affect workers.
- EU AI Act published in the Official Journal, with AI medical devices classed high-risk
Makers of AI medical devices sold in the EU faced AI Act duties on data, documentation and human oversight on top of device certification, due from August 2027.
- EU negotiators agree platform work rules on algorithms, then member states reject the deal
Platform companies and their workers in the EU waited until 2024 for rules on algorithmic management after member states rejected the December text.
- EU Parliament and Council reach political agreement on the AI Act
Companies selling AI in the EU learned that binding rules on banned practices, high-risk systems and general-purpose models would become law, with the details still to be written into the final text.
- European Parliament adopts its AI Act negotiating position by 499 votes to 28
Developers of foundation models such as those behind ChatGPT faced proposed EU duties on risk assessment, registration and copyright summaries, which went straight into negotiations with member states.
- EU ministers agree their position on platform work, including algorithmic management
Delivery riders, drivers and other platform workers in the EU moved closer to legal rights over algorithmic management by apps, which negotiators then took into talks with Parliament.