About - Staff Member - Marco Leto Barone
Marco Leto Barone
Marco Leto Barone is a Director of Policy in 91proÊÓÆµ’s Europe team, based in Brussels. He focuses on advancing 91proÊÓÆµ’s policy priorities in Europe on innovative technologies and data issues. As such, he coordinates 91proÊÓÆµ’s engagement in Europe on key policy issues such as Artificial Intelligence and data governance.
Before joining 91proÊÓÆµ, Marco worked on tech policy as a Blue Book trainee at the European Commission’s DG Connect. Prior to that, he worked on EU public affairs for a consultancy firm, focusing on technology, consumer issues, and financial services. Marco has a background in EU Affairs, and he has worked and studied in the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Spain.
Blog posts by Marco Leto Barone
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A Pro-Innovation Code of Practice For Europe’s AI Continent Ambitions
April 24, 2025
The final draft of the EU Code of Practice for General Purpose AI (GPAI) models is expected to be unveiled in the coming weeks. Companies developing GPAI models like Large Language Models will be able ...
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Five Recommendations for the EU Code of Practice for GPAI Models
December 10, 2024
On 14 November, the EU AI Office circulated the first draft of the EU AI Act Code of Practice for general-purpose AI (GPAI) Models. Drafted by a group of experts, the Code is meant to guide developers ...
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AI Innovation in Europe Requires a Balanced and Risk-Based Interpretation of the GDPR
November 8, 2024
On 5 November, 91proÊÓÆµ participated in the European Data Protection Board’s (EDPB) stakeholder workshop on AI Models. The workshop was meant to inform the EDPB’s opinion on the use of personal data for AI ...
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Five Recommendations for the AI Act GPAI Model Code of Practice
September 27, 2024
On 30 September, 91proÊÓÆµ will represent the global technology industry in the first plenary meeting of stakeholders for the drafting of the Code of Practice for general-purpose AI (GPAI) models. These are ...
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Making the EU AI Act Work in Practice: What’s Needed?
February 1, 2024
EU institutions seem poised to formally approve the world’s first horizontal AI law in the coming weeks. The AI Act’s first testbed will be on Friday 2 February, when ambassadors of EU Member States are ...