# Crypto shifts the political playing field #Omnivore ## Colophon title:: Crypto shifts the political playing field type:: [[clipped-note]] tags:: [[&omnivore]] Newsletter url:: https://omnivore.app/no_url?q=6bd3ab3e-7cd4-4e1f-95a3-0ad8616485ab archive:: https://omnivore.app/me/crypto-shifts-the-political-playing-field-1910f8a8ae3 date:: [[2024-08-02]] ## Highlights tags:: > <mark class="omni omni-yellow">the European Union’s AI Act finally enters into force today.</mark> <mark class="omni omni-yellow">But… it’s more of a gradual rollout than a launch. POLITICO’s Morning Tech Europe [covered today](https://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=04011e29f219ff7aef033824216a7b6416d4130b7443651ea0d256d4e5597ef11eac57edf20ce68ac850b3030cc476a050ae38b91d9d35d9) the series of deadlines and milestones EU governments and tech companies will face. First to take effect in February 2025 are rules on prohibited uses of AI like criminal risk assessment or emotion detection. Then in August of that year, rules about general-purpose AI models and governance will kick in, as well as penalties for violation of the Act; the rest will take hold in August of 2026.</mark> [⤴️](https://omnivore.app/me/crypto-shifts-the-political-playing-field-1910f8a8ae3#7422e6fa-2a81-42c9-bdf5-ff90829b8122) ^7422e6fa tags:: > <mark class="omni omni-yellow">The European Commission’s AI Office is working on a [“code of practice”](https://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=04011e29f219ff7ae7057cf3f93fe9e271df897138a42c414aeacc91007b6c05d8bde2d006e11eefcf3911c4ff2c0869e3c9ab828eeb57de) that will help developers comply with the law. And governments are preparing their own agencies to comply, as well, with Spain and Italy leading the way in designating national authorities to oversee the law’s rollout.</mark> [⤴️](https://omnivore.app/me/crypto-shifts-the-political-playing-field-1910f8a8ae3#3f631611-f306-40f7-8b84-dc682a036e75) ^3f631611 tags:: > <mark class="omni omni-blue">* Deepfake porn [**derailed the career**](https://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=04011e29f219ff7a1b9c25dbe73a89b9e86ff6b81bc68443ab81ac2e864cfa72732804b70fcd31b3f0a02ae3539ddcb721a4d813ff879d52) of a rising star in Florida politics.</mark> <mark class="omni omni-blue">* Like other tech giants, Meta’s [**costs for AI development**](https://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=04011e29f219ff7a52cd16cea810e8f370571ba59571cc11615d4345cb93654d4fc41196e00a5ddff69c32f11b7dfc3aa6e1e4e8ad1687c7) are surging.</mark> [⤴️](https://omnivore.app/me/crypto-shifts-the-political-playing-field-1910f8a8ae3#7110c09a-4621-4eaa-94c8-2e572e99e668) ^7110c09a [Read on Omnivore](https://omnivore.app/me/crypto-shifts-the-political-playing-field-1910f8a8ae3) [Read Original](https://omnivore.app/no_url?q=6bd3ab3e-7cd4-4e1f-95a3-0ad8616485ab)