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Laura Caroli

Laura Caroli is an Italian AI policy expert who spent a decade as Senior Policy Advisor to MEP Brando Benifei in the European Parliament, leading technical negotiations on the EU AI Act, and later served as a Senior Fellow at CSIS's Wadhwani AI Center.

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Policy & Regulation · August 10, 2026

EU Delays Its Toughest AI Rules to 2027 but Keeps the Power to Fine Big AI Models

It is the first change to Europe's landmark AI law before its main rules ever took effect. Companies that build large AI models get no relief, and civil society groups say the reprieve leaves people exposed to risky systems for another year.