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Artificial intelligence: How Meta's debts could end up in German savings policies

Financial professionals are constantly finding new ways to keep billion-euro AI investments out of the balance sheets of tech companies. The risk is borne, among others, by Allianz – and its customers. A reconstruction.

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Artificial intelligence: How Meta's debts could end up in German savings policies

On Sunday, the next phase of the European Artificial Intelligence Act came into effect, imposing new rules on artificial intelligence systems. KI-assistants, videos, images, and texts generated or edited by artificial intelligence must now be clearly labeled. Companies found in breach of transparency obligations face hefty fines.

Speaking on Friday, EU Vice-President Henna Virkkunen stated that by starting the implementation, they are taking an important step towards an AI that humans and businesses can understand and trust.

Consumers will soon notice labels such as "KI" or "KI-generiert" on corporate websites and when communicating with digital assistants. The EU aims to prevent deception and make the use of artificial intelligence more transparent for users. However, the clear guidelines may raise numerous interpretation questions in practice.

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