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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Spotify CEO Daniel Ek have criticized the European Union (EU) artificial intelligence (AI) regulations impeding open-source innovation. In a joint statement, both tech leaders expressed concerns about the EU regulatory approach and worried the region might miss out on AI benefits. The two companies have shared similar views on different issues concerning regulations, including supporting the EU Digital Markets Act. They criticized Apple’s rules in response to the Act. However, they are now the ones concerned about EU regulations. Zuckerberg and Ek question UE privacy law The CEOs complained about how the EU applies the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to AI model training. This followed the regulator recently telling Meta to delay training its open-source AI models on public data on Facebook and Instagram until it decides on applicable rules. Zuckerberg cautioned that the delay in formulating these regulations would mean a lack of access to data for training AI models in the EU. As a result, the most advanced AI models may not capture the subtleties of European cultural diversity, potentially leaving EU residents with AI not tailored to their needs. He said: “With more open-source developers than America has, Europe is particularly well placed to make the most of this open-source AI wave. Yet its fragmented regulatory structure, riddled with inconsistent implementation, is hampering innovation and holding back developers.” Meta is a significant player in open-source AI development, and many AI technologies, including the Llama large language model (LLM), are free and open-source. Therefore, Zuckerberg warned that EU organizations, institutions, and developers that use its open-source technologies might miss out on the next wave. Meanwhile, Spotify also criticized the rules, noting that early investments in AI made it the streaming leader and European tech success story. The company believes that open source…

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