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The AI Act still needs to be formally adopted by both the Council of the EU and the Euroepan parliament.

Video. Could the EU's AI Act increase mass surveillance?

Updated: 30/01/2024 - 17:35 GMT+1

The use of facial recognition technology could increase across the European Union despite efforts to regulate it under the bloc-wide Artificial Intelligence Act.

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