After 2 weeks holidays in 🇲🇽, the AI-events-tour continued with my first visit to #DC . It was followed by trips to #Hamburg , #Montreux , #Frankfurt , #Berlin , and #TheHague .

Find a summary of my #April activities (21x events, 1x press, 1x podcast) via:

👉 kaizenner.eu/post/events-ap…

🎙️Do EU tech rules add up?

Bertin Martens, Kai Zenner & Rebecca Christie discuss how EU tech rules are made, how they work together and how they fit in with the EU's goal of better regulation

Listen here bruegel.org/podcast/do-eu-…

👀 How will the Commission attract top candidates for the #AIOffice ? And what will the selection procedure be?

The recruitment process is currently unclear and intransparent. That is why Svenja Hahn, Kim van Sparrentak and I have asked 👇

After the #AIAct vote in plenary concluded an exhausting legislative process, it was finally time for holidays!☀️🇲🇽 But before heading to Mexico in late March, I did 16 events as speaker, recorded 1 podcast, and was 10x quoted in the press.

Read more: kaizenner.eu/post/events-ma…

Did you know? #GPS24 features an EU AI Act Comprehensive track. Join us for all 7 sessions to gain a full picture of what EU AI Act compliance will entail. Session one is led by AIGC Managing Director Ashley Casovan with speakers Anna Zeiter (@eBay) & Kai Zenner (@AxelVossMdEP)

When I do keynotes, I often show two slides, which might also be of interest for people on X. As the #AIAct  timeline should be clear by now, this tweet will focus on four suggestions to stakeholders of how to develop a competitive edge.

👉 Read more: kaizenner.eu/post/call-to-a…

Is the AI Act fit to regulate AI? How do we tackle a lack of digital literacy? What are the dangers of overregulation?

Questions asked (and answered) in our 5th Hertie Futures Forum #20YearsHertieSchool Matthias Spielkamp Carla Hustedt Kai Zenner Jan Hiesserich Hertie School Data Science Lab Lynn Kaack

Delighted to be part of the Network of experts for the United Nations Secretary-General’s High-Level Advisory Body on AI to discuss / evaluate over the next months the interim report from 21 December 2023! 🇺🇳

Axel Voss MdEP and my fight for Better Regulation and good lawmaking by the 🇪🇺…

In one word, what should AI regulation look like?
 
Question asked at our #20YearsHertieSchool Hertie Futures Forum on AI, our panellists answered:

Carla Hustedt: 'Well-enforced'
Jan Hiesserich: 'Informed' 
Matthias Spielkamp: 'Multistakeholder'
Kai Zenner: 'Dynamic'

How do we balance AI regulation and innovation?
 
Delighted to be joined by Matthias Spielkamp Carla Hustedt Kai Zenner and Jan Hiesserich for today's discussion! 

With Our Centre for Digital Governance, the Hertie School Data Science Lab, Daniela Stockmann and Lynn Kaack.
#20YearsHertieSchool

🔟 steps to make the #AIAct a true EU success story 🚀

The AI Act focusses on preventing risks but does not work if AI is not developed in Europe.

We need to simplify compliance, avoid unnecessary bureaucracy and leave space for innovation with these ten steps:

The last month was dominated by the #AIAct votes in EU Council and in European Parliament. In the meanwhile, I have tried to support Axel Voss MdEP to introduce a more realistic view to the public debate that illustrates the pros & cons of the new law ... not only in #Brussels but also…

'AI will steal our jobs' .. well, yes but also no. It’s not as simple as some populists try to make you believe. The example of Ms Capote (👏) shows how you SHOULD react in case of job loss and how important programs are to overcome the gender/age gap 👇 bbc.co.uk/news/business-…