The European Union’s (“EU”) proposed regulation on harmonised rules applicable to artificial intelligence (“AI”) systems (“EU AI Act”) has been going through the Trilogues, meetings where the representatives from European lawmaker institutions – the Parliament, Commission and the Council discuss their positions to reach an agreement on a common position, for months now.

With the European elections in June 2024 approaching and different regulatory steps being taken in other parts of the world, including major AI powers such as the US and China, the EU seems to be under pressure to adopt the EU AI Act into law by the end of 2023. However, the closer the finish line becomes, the more visible the controversies seem to get. This, naturally, raises questions regarding the path ahead of the EU AI Act.