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What the first year of EU AI Act transparency enforcement could look like

Edwin Weijdema, Field CTO at Veeam, predicts that the first year of EU AI Act transparency enforcement under Article 50 will see corrective orders outnumber large fines, and clarifies that an AI agent working through a ticket queue counts as interacting with a person. He also advises security teams on handling simulated phishing that uses cloned voices.

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In this Help Net Security interview, Edwin Weijdema, Field CTO at Veeam, answers questions on Article 50 of the EU AI Act and what the first year of enforcement might bring. He explains why corrective orders will likely outnumber large fines, when an AI agent working through a ticket queue counts as interacting with a person, and how security teams should handle simulated phishing that uses cloned voices. He also weighs where the first enforcement … More

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