The copyright reform bug that risks derailing Europe’s AI ambitions – POLITICO

"...Data mining enables startups in Europe to get the right input. The better the algorithm is trained to recognize objects, voice, or other patterns, the better it will perform in real life. Inferior algorithms have shown dysfunctions, such as bias or misinterpretations.

September 12’s vote will be about whether startups, SMEs and the broader research community will receive a workable legal basis to conduct TDM. Without it, only those who already possess — or can leverage existing users to access — data points will be able to train superior algorithms. Without an effective data mining policy, startups and innovators in Europe will run dry. It’s not only that Europe’s AI landscape will stumble along like a 16-bit system, but also that the rest of the world will be running on 64-bits."