Europe now has a huge AI gap, for better or for worse

When it comes to tech, Europe has been on a slightly separate track from the U.S. for a while, but the paths are about to diverge big time. As of today, Aug. 1, the European Union's AI Act is entering into force. The AI Act is a set of rules and regulations designed to protect European citizens from the perils of artificial intelligence. The full text of the AI Act is available online, but the gist of it is this: it sorts AI applications into several risk categories, with some, such as governmen