The European Commission is not considering a so-called “stop the clock”, or a pause, of the implementation phase of the AI Act, a Commission official told EU lawmakers on Monday, despite a growing chorus of recent calls for it to do so. “There is not going to be an overall moratorium on the AI Act. That is not on the table. We are focusing on making the rules work in practice,” Yvo Volman, director for data at the Commission, told a European Parliament committee Monday.
Source: EU Commission rebuffs calls to press pause on AI Act
Nearly half of book industry professionals are using artificial intelligence tools for work, but 98% report significant concerns about AI implementation, according to new survey data from the Book Industry Study Group released in September. “The overwhelming majority reported multiple pain points with AI, including serious ethical concerns,” Brooke Horn, BISG’s membership and operations manager, said during a webinar presenting the findings.
Stability AI today launched Stable Audio 2.5, which the company claims to be the first audio generation model purpose-built for enterprise use. The model addresses a critical gap in enterprise AI adoption. Audio influences brand engagement, yet most companies lack the infrastructure to produce custom, on-brand audio at scale. They need audio across multiple touchpoints from advertisements to in-store experiences.
Publishers – already under financial pressure from soaring costs, falling advertising revenues, the decline of print and the wider trend of readers turning away from news – argue that they are effectively being forced by Google to either accept deals, including on how content is used in AI Overview and AI Mode, or “drop out of all search results”, according to several sources.