AI Industry & Regulation on Osmond van Hemerthttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/series/ai-industry--regulation/Recent content in AI Industry & Regulation on Osmond van HemertHugo -- gohugo.ioen© Osmond van Hemert. All rights reserved.Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000EU AI Act GPAI Rules — Six Months In, and the Compliance Clock Is Tickinghttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/260219-eu-ai-act-gpai-compliance/Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/260219-eu-ai-act-gpai-compliance/The EU AI Act’s general-purpose AI provisions have been in force for six months. Here’s what’s actually changed for developers and organizations building with foundation models.AI Overviews Are Crushing Search Traffic — And We Should Have Seen It Cominghttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250724-ai-overviews-search-traffic-decline/Thu, 24 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250724-ai-overviews-search-traffic-decline/Google’s AI Overviews are causing a massive drop in organic search clicks, reshaping how the web works for publishers and developers alike.The EU AI Act Compliance Clock Is Ticking — What Developers Need to Knowhttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250703-eu-ai-act-developer-compliance/Thu, 03 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250703-eu-ai-act-developer-compliance/With key EU AI Act provisions now in effect, development teams building AI systems need to understand the practical implications for their architectures and workflows.Microsoft Build 2025 — The AI Platform Play Comes Into Focushttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250522-microsoft-build-2025-ai-platform/Thu, 22 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250522-microsoft-build-2025-ai-platform/Build 2025 revealed Microsoft’s strategy to make Azure the default platform for AI development — from model hosting to agent orchestration.EU AI Act Takes Effect — What Developers Need to Know Right Nowhttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250206-eu-ai-act-takes-effect/Thu, 06 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250206-eu-ai-act-takes-effect/The first provisions of the EU AI Act are now enforceable. Here’s what the regulation means for developers building AI systems, and why you should care even if you’re not in Europe.Biden's AI Diffusion Rule — Chip Export Controls Get Realhttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250116-biden-ai-diffusion-rule/Thu, 16 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/250116-biden-ai-diffusion-rule/The Biden administration’s new AI Diffusion Rule creates a three-tier system for GPU exports, reshaping the global AI compute landscape.Nobel Prize in Physics Goes to Neural Network Pioneers — What It Means for AIhttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/241010-nobel-prize-physics-ai-neural-networks/Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/241010-nobel-prize-physics-ai-neural-networks/The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics awarded to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton recognizes the foundational physics-inspired work that made modern AI possible.Microsoft Build 2024 — The Copilot Era Gets Realhttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240530-microsoft-build-2024-copilot-era/Thu, 30 May 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240530-microsoft-build-2024-copilot-era/Microsoft Build 2024 doubles down on AI with Copilot+ PCs, Windows Recall, and deep Azure AI integrations — but is the industry ready for always-on AI?Google Rebrands Bard to Gemini — The AI Naming Game Gets Realhttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240208-google-gemini-rebrand-ai-platform/Thu, 08 Feb 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240208-google-gemini-rebrand-ai-platform/Google retires the Bard brand and goes all-in on Gemini. Behind the marketing refresh is a real technical shift with implications for developers building on Google’s AI stack.The GPT Store Is Live — What It Means for AI Developmenthttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240118-gpt-store-launch-ai-development/Thu, 18 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/240118-gpt-store-launch-ai-development/OpenAI launches the GPT Store, creating a marketplace for custom GPTs. Here’s what it means for developers and why the platform play matters more than the individual bots.The OpenAI Board Crisis — Governance, Trust, and the Future of AI Developmenthttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/231123-openai-board-crisis-lessons/Thu, 23 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/231123-openai-board-crisis-lessons/The chaotic week at OpenAI — from Sam Altman’s firing to his return — reveals deep tensions in AI governance and raises questions every developer should consider.OpenAI DevDay — GPT-4 Turbo and the Platform Playhttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/231109-openai-devday-gpt4-turbo/Thu, 09 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/231109-openai-devday-gpt4-turbo/OpenAI’s DevDay unveils GPT-4 Turbo, custom GPTs, and the Assistants API — signaling a major shift from model provider to developer platform.Bletchley Park AI Safety Summit — Governments Finally Enter the Chathttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/231102-bletchley-park-ai-safety-summit/Thu, 02 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/231102-bletchley-park-ai-safety-summit/The UK’s AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park brings 28 nations together to discuss AI risks, marking a watershed moment for international AI governance.Amazon's $4 Billion Anthropic Bet — What It Means for Cloud AIhttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230928-amazon-anthropic-investment/Thu, 28 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230928-amazon-anthropic-investment/Amazon pours $4 billion into Anthropic, signalling a major shift in how cloud providers are positioning themselves in the AI race.The EU AI Act Passes Parliament — What It Means for Developershttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230615-eu-ai-act-parliament-vote/Thu, 15 Jun 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230615-eu-ai-act-parliament-vote/The European Parliament’s approval of the AI Act marks the first comprehensive AI regulation framework — here’s what developers building AI systems need to know.Microsoft Build 2023 — The Copilot Stack and Azure AI's Big Bethttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230525-microsoft-build-2023-copilot-stack/Thu, 25 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230525-microsoft-build-2023-copilot-stack/Microsoft Build 2023 reveals the ‘Copilot Stack’ — a layered architecture that shows how Microsoft plans to embed AI into every developer workflow.ChatGPT Comes to iOS — When AI Goes Mobile-Firsthttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230518-chatgpt-ios-app-ai-goes-mobile/Thu, 18 May 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230518-chatgpt-ios-app-ai-goes-mobile/OpenAI launches the official ChatGPT iOS app, marking AI’s shift from desktop curiosity to mobile-first tool.Samsung's ChatGPT Data Leak — A Wake-Up Call for Enterprise AI Governancehttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230427-samsung-chatgpt-data-leak/Thu, 27 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230427-samsung-chatgpt-data-leak/Samsung employees accidentally leaked proprietary source code and meeting notes via ChatGPT, exposing the urgent need for enterprise AI usage policies.Italy Bans ChatGPT — When Privacy Regulators Meet AIhttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230406-italy-chatgpt-ban-gdpr/Thu, 06 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230406-italy-chatgpt-ban-gdpr/Italy’s data protection authority blocks ChatGPT over GDPR concerns, setting a precedent for how AI services will navigate European privacy law.Italy Bans ChatGPT — When GDPR and AI Collidehttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230330-italy-bans-chatgpt-gdpr-ai-collision/Thu, 30 Mar 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230330-italy-bans-chatgpt-gdpr-ai-collision/Italy’s data protection authority blocks ChatGPT over GDPR concerns, raising questions every company building with AI needs to answer.The AI Search Wars Begin — Bing Chat, Google Bard, and the Future of Finding Thingshttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230209-ai-search-wars-bing-bard/Thu, 09 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230209-ai-search-wars-bing-bard/Microsoft and Google are racing to integrate large language models into search, and the implications go far beyond just finding web pages.Microsoft's $10 Billion OpenAI Bet — What It Means for the Cloud and AI Landscapehttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230126-microsoft-openai-ten-billion-investment/Thu, 26 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230126-microsoft-openai-ten-billion-investment/Microsoft’s massive investment in OpenAI signals a fundamental shift in how cloud providers compete — and it’s not just about chatbots.Microsoft's Reported $10 Billion OpenAI Bet — The Cloud AI Race Heats Uphttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230119-microsoft-openai-investment/Thu, 19 Jan 2023 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/230119-microsoft-openai-investment/Reports indicate Microsoft is investing $10 billion in OpenAI. What this mega-deal means for the cloud landscape, AI development, and the rest of the industry.ChatGPT's First Month — Why This AI Moment Feels Differenthttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/221229-chatgpt-explosive-first-month/Thu, 29 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/221229-chatgpt-explosive-first-month/One month after launch, ChatGPT has crossed a million users and sparked conversations about AI that reach far beyond the usual tech circles. Here’s why this one matters.The EU AI Act — What the First Major AI Regulation Means for Developershttps://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210422-eu-ai-act-proposal/Thu, 22 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0000https://www.osmondvanhemert.nl/posts/210422-eu-ai-act-proposal/The European Commission has proposed the AI Act, the world’s first comprehensive regulatory framework for artificial intelligence. Here’s what developers and engineering teams need to know.