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Europe’s AI Act: World’s first guardrails or just a flashy head start?

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Europe’s AI Act: World’s first guardrails or just a flashy head start?

“We wanted to be first with a flashy AI law,” says Kai Zenner, digital policy advisor in the European Parliament. Speaking with GZERO's Tony Maciulis at the 2025 AI for Good Summit in Geneva, Zenner explains the ambitions and the complications behind Europe’s landmark AI Act. Designed to create horizontal rules for all AI systems, the legislation aims to set global standards for safety, transparency, and oversight.

Hunter Biden's convictions won't derail his father's re-election bid

Hunter Biden's convictions won't derail his father's re-election bid

What are the implications of Hunter Biden's convictions for his father's presidential campaign? Will recent EU elections bring a dramatic shift to Europe, or will it be more of the same? How are Canadians viewing the impending Biden-Trump rematch? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60, live from the Toronto US-Canada Summit.

Marine Le Pen, president of the French far-right National Rally (Rassemblement National) party parliamentary group, gestures during the party's campaign for the EU elections, in Paris, France, on June 2, 2024.

Viewpoint: Far right poised for gains in EU elections

Nearly 400 million people across the 27 countries of the EU will be eligible to vote from June 6-9 for members of the European Parliament. Amid intensifying economic concerns and longstanding fears of migration, far-right parties are expected to expand their parliamentary representation. We asked Eurasia Group experts Anna-Carina Hamker and Mujtaba Rahman why that is and what this strong showing could mean for EU policy and politics over the next five years.