Ireland's EU Digital Regulator Takes Shape as AI Act Labelling Rules Hit Sunday Deadline

Paul Byrne was today named as the inaugural Chief Executive Officer of the AI Office of Ireland — the body that will become the central watchdog for enforcing the EU's landmark Artificial Intelligence Act from August 2. Byrne, formerly the Medical Council's executive director for education and AI, now oversees what is one of the most significant regulatory regimes targeting big tech ever enacted by a Western democracy. The...