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Siemens and SAP chiefs urge EU to rewrite AI Act and Data Act rules

Siemens CEO Roland Busch and SAP CEO Christian Klein told FAZ the EU should rewrite the AI Act. They called the Data Act toxic for digital business models and said rules, not compute capacity, hold back AI adoption.

Reported Opinion Editor-read Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung interview, reported by Reuters, 13 July 2025

What it does not test. Does not establish that the Commission or co legislators have agreed to revise either law.

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