Thread by @kevinschawinski

I'm watching the EU Parliament's Internal Market and Consumer Protection and Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs debate the #EUAIAct

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"This will be a history vote which will shape the world."

Rapporteur Turodache: "When we first saw the amendments, we thought it would be impossible to put the square into the circle"

"It is a delicate deal but it gives everyone something they can put next to their political identify."

"Society expects us to do something on artificial intelligence... it's an understatement."

Benifei: "We are on the verge of making landmark legislation not just for Europe but for the world."

"We should not wait [longer], we need to deliver."

Final vote in the plenary should be in a few weeks.

Voting now under way....