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The EU AI Act delay is a gift to HR – act like it isn’t

The European Union (EU) has delayed the compliance deadlines for high-risk elements of the EU AI Act, which includes HR uses of AI. UNLEASH spoke to analysts, lawyers and vendors to find out what decisions HR leaders must make now – how can they use the additional time wisely?
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