Melissa Heikkilä writes: “Two and a half years after it was first introduced, European Union lawmakers have reached a deal over the AI Act. It will be the world’s first sweeping artificial intelligence (AI) law. The AI Act was conceived as a landmark bill that would mitigate harm in areas where using AI poses the biggest risk to fundamental rights, as well as banning uses that pose an ‘unacceptable risk.’ The AI Act is a major deal in that it will introduce important rules and enforcement mechanisms to a hugely influential sector that is currently a Wild West.”