margrethe vestager, an absolute delight having you on the show.nd margrethe, let me start with this, because the act is there, but it's not law yet and it's still a long way from being enacted in your member states. so i need to ask you, when are you going to get this across the finishing line? it's a great pleasure to be with you, because this is an issue for everyone, because artificial intelligence is already everywhere. so the law was just approved by member states quite recently, and soon the parliament, the european parliament will vote upon it and then it will come into effect in in sort of in different portions. so the first thing to come into effect would be the prohibitions that you cannot do sort of social scoring. you cannot put artificial intelligence into a doll that will try to trick children into do some things. and then eventually the more sort of technically tricky things, they will come into effect later. you know i'm going to press you on this. i mean, what's later? i think the last provision to come into effect would be two ye

the european commission vice president, margrethe vestager, has been telling the bbc about what the costsof have an asymmetrical approach. if you're the big guy — if you have market power, if you can have systemic implications — you also have big responsibility. if you're the small player just trying to make it in the marketplace, we will enable you, we will make sure that the marketplace is open for you. we make sure that you don't have to do the same heavy...due diligence as the big guy who might have systemic implication. and i think that is really important because there are so many small players in this field, and one should not sort of underestimate the innovative power that comes from smaller players. and you can get much more on the race to regulate ai on talking business with aaron heslehurst this weekend right here on bbc news. the us aviation safety regulator is exploring whether an independent third party should oversee quality inspections at boeing. the planemaker has been battling to recover its reputation after multiple failings with its 737 max aircraft. the latest version

heslehurst asked the woman regarded as the mastermind behind it — european commission vice president margrethe vestageres an advantage over smaller rivals who have less money. we sort of have an asymmetrical approach. if you are the big guy, if you have market power, if you can have systemic implications, you also have big responsibility. if you are the small player, just trying to make it in the marketplace, we will enable you, we will make sure that the marketplace is open for you. we will make sure you don't have to do the same due diligence is the big guy, who might have systemic implication. i think that is really important, because there are so many small players in this field, and what you must not underestimate is the innovative power that comes from smaller players. we know what the french _ from smaller players. we know what the french president - what the french president emmanuel macron thinks, so i have to ask you, how do you get the balance right, to make sure you don't over regulate ai the balance right, to make sure you don't over regulate al or other tech in such a way that european co

she's been called the world's most powerful regulator, margrethe vestager of the european commission. she's the driving force behind these world leading regulations. and i'm going to ask herjust how can europe strike a balance between protecting its citizens while spurring on unprecedented innovation? wherever you'rejoining me from around the world. once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. artificial intelligence. it is the technology that everyone can't stop talking about. it's already popping up everywhere, from helping us with our health care to our banking needs. but as companies try and work out how it'll help them to make money, politicians are trying to put new rules in place to keep us all safe. the european union is leading the way. its 27 member states have just given their backing to what they hope is a world leading piece of legislation the artificial intelligence act. and by april it should have the backing of the european parliament, which would mean it then comes into law. the plan is to try and categorise applications of a.i. into levels of risk. now, at

the bbc�*s aaron heslehurst has been speaking to european commission vice president margrethe vestagerity. if you're the small player just trying to make it in the marketplace, we will enable you, we will make sure that the marketplace is open for you. we make sure that you don't have to do the same heavy...due diligence as the big guy who might have systemic implication. and i think that is really important because there are so many small players in this field, and one should not sort of underestimate the innovative power that comes from smaller players. we know what the french president, emmanuel macron, thinks, so i've got to ask you this — how do you get that balance right, to make sure that you don't over—regulate ai or other tech in such a way that european consumers and businesses — and the economy as a whole — aren't left at a disadvantage to other parts of the world? because, well, companies — let's say, in asia or the united states, for example — come up with innovations that you don't allow. well, this is a question that has been with us from the very first day. the amazing