Jacob Wulff Wold

@wulffwold

Special correspondent at Euractiv Tips? [email protected] https://www.euractiv.com/sections/tech/

Joined February 2022

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[Opinion] At this point, Meta has no credibility to criticise EU rules, and any AI rulebook Meta would voluntarily follow would be a cop-out. A good sign, then, that the company rejected the EU’s Code for general-purpose AI like ChatGPT. euractiv.com/section/politi…

wulffwold's tweet card. Any AI rulebook Meta would voluntarily follow would be a cop-out.

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Jacob Wulff Wold@wulffwold · Apr 14

Ten months after a legal backlash forced Meta to halt its traing on EU citizens’ social media posts, the company is resuming the practice. Meta says a recent EDPB opinion “affirmed” the legality of their approach euractiv.com/section/tech/n…

wulffwold's tweet card. "We are confident in our compliance with all data protection requirements and have engaged extensively with the Irish Data Protection Commission on this matter," a Meta spokesperson said.

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Euractiv@Euractiv · Jul 16

📣 Stay in the loop on the next EU budget 💶 🎢 We are covering every twist and turn, LIVE, of what is set to be the most important budget in EU history. 🔖 Bookmark and keep this link open, as we report on von der Leyen's proposal, & initial reactions. euractiv.com/section/econom…

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Jacob Wulff Wold@wulffwold · Jul 14

Will EU countries accept a bigger budget and the Commission’s radical reform ideas? I reach out to all 27 states and decoded public and non-public position papers to map out all their positions. Buckle up for negotiations! euractiv.com/section/econom…

wulffwold's tweet card. Brussels has grand budget ambitions. But without unanimous support from the member states, changes will be blocked. Here's where they all stand.

Jacob Wulff Wold@wulffwold · Jul 8

It’s here! Von der Leyen’s new industrial superfund will merge activities from up to 14 existing budget lines into one cash pot to free up private capital. euractiv.com/section/econom…

wulffwold's tweet card. The consolidated cash pot aims to plug some of Europe's investment gap by deploying public funds to free up private capital.

Jacob Wulff Wold@wulffwold · Jul 2

Don't absolve yourself from the responsibility of managing EU funds, @TonyMurphyECA urged the Commission, slamming its core ideas to reform the next EU budget in an interview with me and @NKurmayer euractiv.com/section/econom…

wulffwold's tweet card. The "main problem" with a recovery-fund style model is "we don't even have a basis for saying whether it worked well or not," the EU's chief auditor told Euractiv.

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Jacob Wulff Wold@wulffwold · Jul 2

Had a chat with Stuart Russell at a critical time for the EU AI Act euractiv.com/section/tech/n…

wulffwold's tweet card. AI pioneer Stuart Russell says rolling back AI regulation now would be a dangerous mistake – with consequences for both Europe and the world.

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Jacob Wulff Wold@wulffwold · Jul 1

Struggling to follow the MFF debate? Here’s how the EU's current €1.2 trillion budget is spent, and how it may (radically) change for 2028-2034 euractiv.com/section/econom…

wulffwold's tweet card. There is a broad consensus that the EU needs a more agile budget but the bloc is a heavy machine – and always at risk of taking the path of least friction.

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Jacob Wulff Wold@wulffwold · Jun 18

The US loves to criticise EU tech regulation, but is wrestling with an increasingly complex regulatory environment at home. Shoutout @isazie29 euractiv.com/section/tech/n…

wulffwold's tweet card. Even as it criticises the EU for over-regulating digital technologies, the US is wrestling with an increasingly complex regulatory environment at home.

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Jacob Wulff Wold@wulffwold · Jun 16

Germany wants cohesion funds to be conditional on national reforms, endorsing the Commission's favoured approach. They endorsed a stand-alone CAP “with rural development as an integral part,” and a “strengthened and independent” R&I programme. euractiv.com/section/econom…

wulffwold's tweet card. The move is likely to inflame tensions between Germany and countries in the EU's South and East.

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Euractiv@Euractiv · Jun 4

Polish Council Presidency suggests to “stop-the-clock” on AI act implementation. The Code of Practice on General Purpose AI, initially planned for 2 May, is running over a month behind schedule. dlvr.it/TL90hz

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Jacob Wulff Wold@wulffwold · Apr 30

Tech companies were granted privileged access to drafters of the EU's GPAI Code of Practice, leading to reduced copyright and discrimination risk requirements, @corporateeurope and @lobbycontrol alleged in an investigation published today. euractiv.com/section/tech/n…

wulffwold's tweet card. The allegations come at a critical juncture in the EU's development of its AI rulebook.

Jacob Wulff Wold@wulffwold · Apr 22

The Commission is "assessing" copyright, DMA, DSA and media law implications of Google's AI Overviews. With the overviews, Google takes more content from publishers while likely generating less traffic to their websites. euractiv.com/section/tech/n…

wulffwold's tweet card. AI Overviews shift the value exchange, letting Google take more content while sending less traffic back to publishers.

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Jacob Wulff Wold@wulffwold · Apr 15

P1: "Countries have announced hundreds of billions of AI investments, and we only have €20B. What do we do?" P2: "Well, our €20B pretty great, I bet it generates like 10 times as much extra." (sharing a look) P1: "Put €200B?" P2: "Put €200B"

DDigital EU 🇪🇺@DigitalEU · Apr 14

Have you heard about the #AIContinent? Last week EVP @HennaVirkkunen presented an action plan to turn EU strengths into AI accelerators: 🔹€200B to boost AI development in Europe 🔹€20B to finance AI gigafactories 🔹13 AI factories to support startups, industry and research

Jacob Wulff Wold@wulffwold · Apr 10

Failing to enact a strict open source definition "would risk undermining the implementation of the AI Act, putting citizens' rights at risk, and harming European Competitiveness," 30 MEPs wrote in a letter sent on Thursday. euractiv.com/section/tech/n…

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