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EU Commission Rejects «Stop the Clock» open letter appeal: AI Act Proceeds as Planned. Breaking from Friday, July 4: The clock is ticking, but it won’t stop. Over 50 European business leaders, including CEOs from Airbus, ASML, Mistral AI, Mercedes-Benz, and Siemens Energy, have signed a powerful “Stop the Clock - Open Letter” urging the European Commission to pause the next implementation phase of the EU AI Act, scheduled for August 2, 2025. ...

From June 30 to July 5, the International Joint Conference on Neural Networks 2025 (#IJCNN2025) was held in Rome at the splendid Pontifical Gregorian University, and I had the honor of participating. The conference officially opened on June 30 with tutorials and continued the following day with an inspiring ceremony at the prestigious Teatro Quirino. Danilo Comminiello, General Chair, kicked off the conference by laying the groundwork for what proved to be an exceptional gathering of minds in the field of neural networks and artificial intelligence research. ...

My interview as a podcast in Italian with Valentino Spataro in the program “Caffè 2.0, Tecnologia e Legal” (Coffee 2.0, Technology and Legal) is now online at caffe20.it. A conversation lasting over an hour dedicated to my new book “Artificial Intelligence, Privacy, and Neural Networks: The Balance between Innovation, knowledge, and Ethics in the Digital Age”, published in Italian (June 3) and English (June 11, 2025). A book born from practice During the interview, I had the opportunity to explain how this book was born from my experience in the field: from my role as President of the Data Protection Authority of the Republic of San Marino to my participation in some working groups of the CEN/CENELEC JTC21 for standardization and IEEE to my essential membership in the International Neural Network Society (INNS). ...

AI Revolution in Europe: New AI-on-Demand Portal Launched The European Commission presents the new AIoDP platform, a comprehensive marketplace for "made in Europe" AI that democratizes access to artificial intelligence technologies. Sources: Press Release of June 24, 2025 “Commission launches AI tools on online platform for researchers and industry”, European Commission - AI-on-Demand Portal, AI Continent Action Plan of April 9, 2025 (COM(2025)165). On June 24, 2025, the European Commission announced the launch of new AI tools on the AI-on-Demand platform (AIoDP), marking a decisive turning point in the European artificial intelligence strategy. As officially communicated by the Commission, this platform evolution includes an AI marketplace, minimal coding development tools, and secure solutions for generative AI. It represents the operational core of the ambitious AI Continent Plan and promises to radically transform access to AI technologies for researchers, SMEs, and the public sector. ...

From the Council of the European Union website, we report that at the 2025 G7 Leaders’ Summit held in Kananaskis, the G7 leaders adopted, among other declarations, the statement entitled “G7 LEADERS’ STATEMENT ON AI FOR PROSPERITY”. If this resource was helpful, you could contribute by Buy me a coffee Or donate via Liberapay Follow us on Mastodon Stay tuned!

🚨 BREAKING: EU COMMISSION LAUNCHES HIGH-RISK AI SYSTEMS CONSULTATION TODAY Just announced: The European Commission has officially launched a critical six-week public consultation on implementing the AI Act’s rules for high-risk AI systems. ‼️ The deadline is July 18, 2025. This consultation will directly shape the Commission’s upcoming guidelines on classifying high-risk AI systems and their requirements, making it your opportunity to influence the global AI governance framework. ❇️ What’s Being Decided: The AI Act defines two categories of high-risk AI systems: 🔧 Product Safety Systems: AI critical for product safety under EU harmonised legislation ⚖️ Fundamental Rights Systems: AI that significantly affects health, safety, or fundamental rights in specific use cases ...

✨ I am thrilled to announce that the Italian edition of my new book entitled “Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks and Privacy: Striking a Balance between Innovation, Knowledge, and Ethics in the Digital Age”, published by goWare – Florence. My sincere thanks go to Danilo Mandic and Carlo Morabito for their valuable forewords and to Guido Scorza for the introduction, all of which greatly enrich the volume. Full details of my new book are available on this page. ...

Preliminary Considerations

Some food for thoughts

What is the first AI Act application?