The AI law was written in Brussels. The tech lobby was in the building more often than citizens.

The EU AI Act is the world's most important AI regulation. It was written in Brussels, a stone's throw from the European Parliament. But while citizens had barely any influence on the text, tech lobbyists met with the European Commission hundreds of times. The Corporate Europe Observatory counted 151 million euros in lobby spending over two years. Brussels is the capital of your regulation — but not of your voice.